Cold War Events and Policies

Cold War Events and Policies

• Rosenberg's: Couple executed for being Soviet spies and selling atomic secrets.
• Marshall Plan: US policy providing $7 billion to rebuild Western Europe. Aim was to contain communism.
• Berlin Divided: Berlin split into East and West preventing movement between the sides.
• South Korea Support: US supported South Korea to resist North Korea.
• UN: Organization created after WWII replacing the League of Nations.
• Iron Curtain: Term symbolizing the division between West and East Europe.
• Mao Zedong: Leader of communist China.
• Cominform: Communist alliance between USSR and Eastern Europe.
• Apollo Program: Space project to send a man to the moon.
• Vietnam Division: Vietnam split at the 17th parallel into communist North and non-communist South.
• Korean War: War that ended without a formal treaty.
• Operation Rolling Thunder: US bombing campaign in North Vietnam that was ineffective.
• Germany Divided: Germany was divided into four zones after WWII.
• USSR Leader: Bolshevik Revolution and first leader of the Soviet Union.
• Truman Doctrine: US pledge to support countries resisting communism in Eastern Europe.
• Yalta Conference: Meeting between Truman, Churchill, and Stalin to determine Germany's post-WWII outcome.
• Eastern Bloc: Communist countries in Eastern Europe loyal to the USSR.
• Vietnam Reunification: Vietnam was intended to be reunited.
• Reagan's Response: President Reagan responded to the USSR invasion of Afghanistan.
• Soviet Leader After Lenin: Leader of the USSR after Lenin’s death.
• Gorbachev's Plan: Gorbachev's plan to restructure the Soviet economy.
• Southeast Asia Colonization: Southeast Asia region colonized by France named French Indochina.
• War Powers Act: Allowed President Johnson to create war without Congress approval.
• Cold War: Non-physical war between the US and the USSR including their allies.
• Korean Invasion Reason: North Korea wanting the South.
• Father of Communism: Karl Marx.
• McCarthyism: Senator that created massive fear of communists within the government.
• Hydrogen Bomb: Bomb that is 10x more explosive than the atomic bomb.
• Berlin Airlift: Allies airdropped supplies into Berlin when blocked from entering.
• Domino Theory: Theory that one country falling to communism would cause neighboring countries to also fall.

Specific Terms

• Warsaw Pact: Communist military alliance during the Cold War.
• Marshall Plan: US aid package to rebuild Western Europe.
• Satellite Nations: Countries in Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviet Union.
• Space Race: Competition between the US and USSR to achieve space milestones.
• Truman Doctrine: Policy to contain Soviet expansion.
• Cold War: Period of geopolitical tension between the US and USSR.
• Korean War: Conflict in Korea between the North and South.
• Vietnam War: Conflict in Vietnam between the North and South Vietnamese.
• Korean War: War between North and South Korea.

Test your knowledge on key events and policies of the Cold War, including significant moments like the execution of the Rosenbergs, the Marshall Plan, and the Korean War. This quiz will explore critical aspects of the geopolitical tension that defined the era and its impact on the world. Prepare to dive into the historical context that shaped modern relationships between nations.