Cold War Review for World Studies Honors
Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?
. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles.
Who was Gorbachev?
A leader of Russia who started a democracy in Russia
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West in order to reunify Germany?
A soviet blockade
After world War II who was Germany split by?
America, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union
What was flying supplies to Berlin to defeat the Soviet blockade called?
Berlin Airlift
Where is Berlin?
Berlin is located in East Germany and used to be the capital of Prussia
What was the policy of trying to stop communism from spreading called?
Containment
What did the Iron Curtain represent?
Europe's division into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
First man in space
What were the first two countries to receive aid from the Truman Doctrine?
Greece and Turkey
Why was the Berlin Airlift necessary?
It was a response to the blockades to Berlin created by Germany. The U.S. flew in supplies for nearly a year until the blockade was lifted.
Who was the Soviet leader when the Berlin Wall was built?
Khrushchev
Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Khrushchev
What was the government agency in charge of the space program?
NASA
What does the acronym NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is NATO? Why was it formed?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: to stop Soviet expansion
What two groups was the Warsaw Pact between?
Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc Nations
Where was Yuri Gagarin from?
Soviet Union, Russia
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
What was the first satellite in space?
Sputnik
What was the main goal of the Truman doctrine?
Stop the spread of communism
What is SALT?
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. It was a nuclear deal between the US and Soviets to limit the number of ballistic weapons built.
What was the build up of weapons called?
The Arms Race
What was the division between Eastern Europe and Western Europe referred to as?
The Iron Curtain
What was the plan to rebuild Europe after World War II called?
The Marshall Plan
What was the period of detente?
The US and the Soviets a=calmed down and the SALT was signed.
What was West Berlin's attitude towards the wall?
They protested, Grafittied, and were annoyed with it
What was the purpose of NATO?
To defend against Soviet expansion
What were the goals of the Marshall plan?
To rebuild Europe, Prevent the spread of communism, and to benefit the Us by gaining new allies and trading partners.
Who was the US president to succeed Roosevelt?
Truman
What was the policy supporting democratic countries against the spread of communism?
Truman Doctrine
The organization of the world's nations to promote world peace is called what?
United Nations
What Western changes did Gorbachev make?
Weakened his own base of support, changed control to regional bodies, and allowed the creation of the political parties.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a Soviet attempted buildup of nuclear missiles in Cuba that prompted a U.S. response
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a military operation to bring supplies to troops and civilians in Soviet-controlled Berlin
What was the arms race?
a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union to build new weapons
What was the Warsaw Pact?
an alliance between USSR and East Europe nations in response to NATO
What did SALT limit?
nuclear and ballistic weapons
What was the goal of the Apollo Program?
to land on the moon
Why was the Iron wall built?
to prevent communication with the West
Who got to the moon first?
us
