World History Unit 6

What was the major outcome of the Korean War?

Korea remained divided

What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?

Money and military support to stop the spread of communism

Agreement of western-European and other free-market economy nations to work together in defense as an alliance to fight the influences of communism.

NATO

Know the map division of NATO/Warsaw Pact.

NATO=democratic west, Warsaw=communist east

What were the causes of the Cold War?

Nuclear weapons, mistrust

What was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) created primarily for?

Protect western Europe from communism

What was the main foreign policy objective the Marshall Plan (1948-1952)?

Rebuild the economies of European nations

What was the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth. It was sent to space by the U.S.S.R.?

Sputnik

What was the United States policy of containment?

Stop the spread of/contain communism

Theory that if one nation falls to communism, its neighboring countries will be more likely to also join the communist sphere of influence.

The Domino Theory

In 1953, an armistice was signed to end hostilities in what war? Officially though, the war has never ended between this Asian nation and the U.S.

The Korean War

What war led to the increase in military spending during the Cold War?

The Korean War

What conflicts/wars were fought under the containment policy by the United States during the Cold War?

The Korean War, The Vietnam War

What was the economic plan of the U.S. to influence European nations to not become a communist satellite country after WWII?

The Marshall Plan

What was the main point of Churchill's Iron Curtain speech?

The Soviet Union had expanded its influence in Europe

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

The US attempt to overthrow the communist government in Cuba

What was the immediate result of the Truman Doctrine?

The US spent 400 million dollars in aid

What was the Communist alliance that was created after NATO? It was not a voluntary alliance. The eastern-European communist nations were forced into joining this alliance.

The Warsaw Pact

After World War II, why did the Soviet Union establish satellites in Eastern Europe?

They wanted a buffer

After World War II, why did the Soviet Union established satellites in Eastern Europe?

They wanted to create a buffer between themselves and western nations

Why was the United States so concerned by the missiles being put in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

They were 90 miles from the coast of Florida (really close to the US)

Why was the United Nations established in 1945?

To prevent future wars/conflicts

Why did Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall in 1961?

To prevent people from escaping from eastern Berlin to western Berlin

Why did President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine?

To stop the spread of communism

What doctrine promised military response from the US in efforts to stop the spread of communism?

Truman Doctrine

What type of economic system did the United States and the Soviet Union have during the Cold War?

US had a free market economy and the Soviet Union practiced communism

Why during the Cold War Era, did many Asian and African nations followed a policy of nonalignment?

Wanting to collect money/aid from both sides

Which of the following resulted from John F. Kennedy's efforts to make the United States leaders in space exploration?

We had the first person to walk on the moon

What was the meeting held in 1945, where it was decided that Germany would be divided into four parts and that liberated countries would be allowed to choose their own governments.

Yalta

In the 30 years after World War II, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?

Eastern Europe

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A standoff between the Soviet Union and United States, the Soviet Union tried to put on ISBM's (nuclear weapons) in Cuba

What were some examples during the Cold War that led to increased tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Building of the Berlin Wall, The Warsaw Pact

What was the competition to develop weapons of mass destruction between the The United States and the Soviet Union?

Arms (Weapons) Race

Why was Berlin at the center of the Cold War?

Because it was divided after the war

What city was at the center of the Cold War conflict between the United States and Soviet Union?

Berlin

Know the zones of occupation of Germany and Berlin after WWII.

Berlin and Germany were divided into four parts. Four countries each had a piece: the US, Soviet Union, Britain, France