Unit #10 Cold War

What is NATO?

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

• A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

• A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?

• Iron Curtain

• Soviet-Communist War

• Korean War

• Cold War

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

• United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

This war was fought from 1950-1953 and it ended in a stalemate.

• Korean War

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Space Race

• Vietnam War

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Korean War

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(b) Vietnam War

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(c) Cuban Missile Crisis

• President John F. Kennedy

• No Winner

• Discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba

• 1950-1953

• Negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• Country Falls to Communism

• U.S. naval blockade of Cuba

• Ho Chi Minh

• Communist North, Democratic South

• North Korea invades South Korea

• Removal of missiles in exchange for U.S. non-invasion pledge

• U.S. military escalation

• 38th Parallel as the dividing line

• October 1962

• Anti-war protests in the U.S.

• 1955-1975

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Truman Doctrine

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(b) Marshall Plan

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(c) MacArthur Plan

• Encouraged economic recovery through industrial policies

• Encouraged the establishment of NATO
• Oversaw the occupation of Japan

• Established the Japanese Self-Defense Forces

• Provided financial aid to rebuild European economies
• Formed alliances with Western European nations
• Promoted economic assistance to prevent the spread of communism
• Provided military aid to countries resisting communism
• Established the policy of containment
• Promoted trade between the United States and Europe
• Implemented land reforms in Japan

• Facilitated the establishment of the European Economic Community
• Helped to stabilize European governments after World War II
• Encouraged cooperation among European nations
• Supported Greece and Turkey against communist threats
• Aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe
• Created a new constitution for Japan

• Promoted democratic elections in Japan

match the picture to the statement

• Containment of Communism - Dominos

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• Berlin Wall - Divided Germany

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• Laika - USSR

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• Vietcong - South Vietnamese communists

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• Ham - USA

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The image shown here represents:

• NATO

• NASA

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

The main reason the U.S. went to Korea was to

• Stop North Korean Aggression

• Stop North Vietnam from entering South Vietnam

• Berlin Airlift

• Stop Normady Invasion

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

• to prevent attacks against United States shipping