| A | B |
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| Where were the Soviet armed forces after WWII? | Asia, Eastern Europe, Eastern Germany |
| What part of Germany was democratic? | western |
| What part of Germany remained under Soviet control and was NOT democratic? | eastern |
| What country was occupied by American forces after WWII? | Japan |
| What did the U.S. launch after WWII to provide money to European countries? | The Marshall Plan |
| The ________lasted from the end of WWII to 1989 when the Soviet Union collapsed? | Cold War |
| What type of government did the Soviet Union have after WWII? | Communist, State Controlled |
| What was the policy of containment that the U.S. adopted? | The Truman Doctrine |
| What group was formed as a defensive alliance among the US and wstern European countries? | NATO |
| Soviet allies in eastern Europe formed the ________. | Warsaw Pact |
| What happened in China that made the U.S. and the rest of the world fearful of communist domination? | The communist takeover in 1949 |
| What two countries became rivals? | Soviet Union and China |
| Which president exploited the rivalry between the Soviet Union and China? | Nixon |
| What threat was ever-present during the 1950's? | Nuclear War |
| Which president adopted the policy of "massive retaliation"? | Eisenhower |
| Which war lasted from 1950-1953? | Korean |
| Korea was divided on the _____after the Korean War. | 38th parallel |
| North Korea was ________. | communist |
| South Korea was ________. | free from communist rule |
| Which war lasted from 1954-1974? | Vietnam |
| Which president sent the first advisors to Vietnam? | Truman |
| Which president sent the more advisors and the first special forces to Vietnam? | Kennedy |
| Which president sent more troops to Vietnam? | Johnson |
| President Nixon __________ from Vietnam. | brought troops home |
| Why was it hard to defeat the NVA and the Vietcong? | They looked the same. |
| What happened at Kent State? | College protest against the Vietnam War, 5 students died |
| What did the Doves stand for? | peace |
| What did the Hawks stand for? | war |
| What was Vietnamization? | Giving South Vietnamese weapons and training |
| Did Vietnaminzation work? | no |
| In 1975, communists controlled _________. | North and South Vietnam |
| Who became the Communist leader of Cuba in 1959? | Fidel Castro |
| What was the "Bay of Pigs?" | An attempt to overthrow Castro, which failed |
| What happened in October of 1962 that almost brough the U.S. and the Soviet Union to war? | The Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Who "blinked?" | The U.S.S.R |
| What did Kennedy order after the Bay of Pigs? | Pull out of missiles and blockade |
| What did American school children learn during the cold war? | Duck under desks and cover in case of a bomb |
| What did Americans build in their back yards? | Bomb Shelters |
| Alger Hiss, Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were all ________ during the Cold War. | spies |
| Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy? | He accused government officials of being communists |
| What was McCarthyism? | false accusations of communism amongst people in the U.S. |
| How did Virginia benefit from the Cold War? | Pentagon, Naval Bases, B&W |
| How were Vietnam War Veterns treated when they returned to the U.S.? | They were spit on, discriminated against, and hated. |
| The Soviet Union could not keep up with the U.S. __________ during the 1980's. | defense spending |
| What did the U.S. encourage in the Soviet Union in the 1980's? | democracy and capitalism |
| What does "glasnost" mean? | free |
| What does "perestroika" mean? | rebuilding of government and economy |
| Who stated, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."? | Reagan |
