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

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

• It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

• The division between North and South Korea

• The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

• The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

Based on your knowledge of the cartoon, which of the following items most accurately describes the source

• It is depicting the Cuban Missile Crisis

• It is depicting the Berlin Crisis

• It is depicting the Bay of Pigs

• It is depicting the Berlin Blockade 

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

According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?

• Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.

• Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.

• North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.

• South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.

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

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

• U.S. naval blockade of Cuba

• 38th Parallel as the dividing line

• U.S. military escalation

• North Korea invades South Korea

• Discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba

• No Winner

• Ho Chi Minh

• October 1962

• Communist North, Democratic South

• 1955-1975

• 1950-1953

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

• Country Falls to Communism

• President John F. Kennedy

• Anti-war protests in the U.S.

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 cooperation among European nations
• Established the Japanese Self-Defense Forces

• Encouraged the establishment of NATO
• Promoted democratic elections in Japan

• Created a new constitution for Japan

• Formed alliances with Western European nations
• Provided military aid to countries resisting communism
• Oversaw the occupation of Japan

• Established the policy of containment
• Provided financial aid to rebuild European economies
• Promoted trade between the United States and Europe
• Aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe
• Promoted economic assistance to prevent the spread of communism
• Helped to stabilize European governments after World War II
• Supported Greece and Turkey against communist threats
• Encouraged economic recovery through industrial policies

• Implemented land reforms in Japan

• Facilitated the establishment of the European Economic Community

match the picture to the statement

• Ham - USA

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• Containment of Communism - Dominos

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• Berlin Wall - Divided Germany

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• Vietcong - South Vietnamese communists

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• Laika - USSR

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