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Cold War Terms
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Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over the building of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Ended when Soviet Union agreed to move missiles out of Cuba.
Division of Germany
Marshall Plan
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Revolution
2. A zone from Which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited (between North and South Korea)
Berlin Airlift
D.M.Z.
Marshall Plan
Bay of Pigs Invasion
3. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
4. Wall built to separate West Berlin from East Berlin/East Germany in order to keep East Germany citizens from escaping to the West
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Wall
WARSAW Pact
D.M.Z.
5. The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Domino Theory
Vietnam War
N.A.T.O.
Space Race
6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Mutual defense alliance between US & Canada & and the democratic nations of Western Europe after WWII.
N.A.T.O.
WARSAW Pact
D.M.Z.
Cuban Revolution
7. A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and USSR and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
Yalta Conference
Division of Germany
Cuban Revolution
Vietnam War
8. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO
Arms Race
WARSAW Pact
Domino Theory
Yalta Conference
9. Germany was split into 4 zones of occupation after WWII & West Germany (U.S. & Britain & and France) and East Germany (Soviet Union).
Berlin Wall
Division of Germany
Yalta Conference
Vietnam War
10. Meeting of the 'Big Three' to set post-war goals: free elections for eastern Europe & division of Germany. Considered start of the Cold War
Yalta Conference
Berlin Wall
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
11. An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban refugees that was sponsored by the U.S.. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Truman Doctrine
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Division of Germany
Berlin Airlift
12. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism.
Korean War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Wall
13. Germany was split into 4 zones of occupation after WWII & West Germany (U.S. & Britain & and France) and East Germany (Soviet Union).
Division of Germany
Marshall Plan
Korean War
WARSAW Pact
14. A plan for aiding European nations in economic recovery following World War II in order to stabilize and rebuild their countries and prevent the spread of communism.
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Marshall Plan
15. Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Vietnam War
Cuban Revolution
Arms Race
WARSAW Pact
16. The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over the building of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Ended when Soviet Union agreed to move missiles out of Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
Korean War
D.M.Z.
17. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO
Bay of Pigs Invasion
WARSAW Pact
D.M.Z.
Truman Doctrine
18. Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Berlin Wall
Arms Race
N.A.T.O.
Berlin Wall
19. A successful communist revolt in Cuba & led by Fidel Castro & that removed the US supported President Batista in 1959.
Arms Race
Cuban Revolution
Truman Doctrine
Vietnam War
20. A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and USSR and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
Yalta Conference
Vietnam War
Division of Germany
Berlin Airlift
21. Wall built to separate West Berlin from East Berlin/East Germany in order to keep East Germany citizens from escaping to the West
Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Space Race
N.A.T.O.
22. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) supported South Korea while Communist China supported North Korea
Berlin Airlift
N.A.T.O.
Korean War
Space Race
23. A zone from Which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited (between North and South Korea)
Division of Germany
D.M.Z.
Yalta Conference
Space Race
24. A plan for aiding European nations in economic recovery following World War II in order to stabilize and rebuild their countries and prevent the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Bay of Pigs Invasion
WARSAW Pact
25. Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the U.S.S.are. blocked off all ground routes into the city
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Arms Race
Space Race
Berlin Airlift
26. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
Space Race
N.A.T.O.
Korean War
Division of Germany
27. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
Truman Doctrine
Space Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Domino Theory
28. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) supported South Korea while Communist China supported North Korea
Korean War
Truman Doctrine
D.M.Z.
WARSAW Pact
29. Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the U.S.S.are. blocked off all ground routes into the city
Arms Race
Domino Theory
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
30. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Mutual defense alliance between US & Canada & and the democratic nations of Western Europe after WWII.
Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution
N.A.T.O.
Division of Germany
31. An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban refugees that was sponsored by the U.S.. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Wall
Division of Germany
N.A.T.O.
32. A successful communist revolt in Cuba & led by Fidel Castro & that removed the US supported President Batista in 1959.
Cuban Revolution
Truman Doctrine
Yalta Conference
Domino Theory
33. Meeting of the 'Big Three' to set post-war goals: free elections for eastern Europe & division of Germany. Considered start of the Cold War
Domino Theory
Space Race
Division of Germany
Yalta Conference
34. The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Domino Theory
Arms Race
Yalta Conference
Cuban Revolution