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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. Germany was split into 4 zones of occupation after WWII & West Germany (U.S. & Britain & and France) and East Germany (Soviet Union).
Cuban Missile Crisis
Domino Theory
Korean War
Division of Germany
2. 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.
Arms Race
Korean War
Marshall Plan
Division of Germany
3. 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.
Vietnam War
WARSAW Pact
Arms Race
Berlin Airlift
4. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO
Vietnam War
Arms Race
Berlin Airlift
WARSAW Pact
5. Wall built to separate West Berlin from East Berlin/East Germany in order to keep East Germany citizens from escaping to the West
Domino Theory
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Berlin Wall
6. Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Vietnam War
Space Race
Arms Race
Yalta Conference
7. A zone from Which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited (between North and South Korea)
Space Race
Korean War
D.M.Z.
Berlin Airlift
8. 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
Bay of Pigs Invasion
N.A.T.O.
Domino Theory
Korean War
9. 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.
N.A.T.O.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Domino Theory
Berlin Wall
10. 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.
Space Race
Arms Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Arms Race
11. A successful communist revolt in Cuba & led by Fidel Castro & that removed the US supported President Batista in 1959.
WARSAW Pact
Marshall Plan
Cuban Revolution
Arms Race
12. 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.
WARSAW Pact
Cuban Revolution
Marshall Plan
Bay of Pigs Invasion
13. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Mutual defense alliance between US & Canada & and the democratic nations of Western Europe after WWII.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Arms Race
Korean War
N.A.T.O.
14. 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
Domino Theory
Space Race
Berlin Wall
15. 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.
WARSAW Pact
Truman Doctrine
WARSAW Pact
Marshall Plan
16. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism.
Division of Germany
Truman Doctrine
N.A.T.O.
Vietnam War
17. A successful communist revolt in Cuba & led by Fidel Castro & that removed the US supported President Batista in 1959.
Vietnam War
Arms Race
Cuban Revolution
Domino Theory
18. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Wall
N.A.T.O.
19. The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
D.M.Z.
Yalta Conference
Domino Theory
Berlin Wall
20. Wall built to separate West Berlin from East Berlin/East Germany in order to keep East Germany citizens from escaping to the West
Cuban Revolution
Yalta Conference
Berlin Wall
Korean War
21. 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.
Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
22. The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Cuban Revolution
Yalta Conference
N.A.T.O.
Domino Theory
23. 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
Arms Race
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Revolution
24. 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
Domino Theory
Space Race
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
25. Meeting of the 'Big Three' to set post-war goals: free elections for eastern Europe & division of Germany. Considered start of the Cold War
Marshall Plan
Yalta Conference
Arms Race
N.A.T.O.
26. A zone from Which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited (between North and South Korea)
WARSAW Pact
Berlin Airlift
D.M.Z.
Korean War
27. 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
Cuban Revolution
Berlin Airlift
28. Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Domino Theory
Arms Race
N.A.T.O.
D.M.Z.
29. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO
Cuban Missile Crisis
WARSAW Pact
Space Race
Berlin Airlift
30. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
Korean War
Space Race
Marshall Plan
Bay of Pigs Invasion
31. Meeting of the 'Big Three' to set post-war goals: free elections for eastern Europe & division of Germany. Considered start of the Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Division of Germany
Yalta Conference
D.M.Z.
32. 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
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
D.M.Z.
WARSAW Pact
33. 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
Berlin Wall
Marshall Plan
Korean War
34. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
Korean War
WARSAW Pact
Space Race
Berlin Wall