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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Group of democratic countries who aggred that if one of the members where attacked by a communist country, the other member countires would give aid and help fight.
Why was Europe in ruins after World War II?
1) Cities, factories, homes, businesses government buildings were destroyed.
2) Countryside not suitable for farming.
3) People were without jobs, homes, food.
What countries were the major world leaders during the cold war and what did they become known as?
- The United States (President Truman)
- Soviet Union (Premier Joseph Stalin)
- They become known as Super Powers
What did the United States and the Soviet Union NOT agree on?
- Styles of government
- Type of economy
- Freedoms for its people
After World World II, Germany and its capital city were divided into 2 separate counties and cities, what were they?
East Germany - East Berlin - (communist)
West Germany - West Berlin - (democratic)
The Cold War had six crisis. Name them in order.
1) Korean Conflict
2) Bay of Pigs Conflict
3) Cuban Missile Crisis
4) Berlin Wall Built
5) Vietnam Conflict
6) Watergate
What conflict does this describe. [The communist North Korea, with help from communist China tried to invade and take over South Korea who had help from the United Nations which included the United States].
Korean Conflict
What conflict does this describe? [Agreement reached to divide Korea into North and South Korea at the 38th Parallel
Korean Conflict
What conflict does this describe? [Land between the two side was a "no man's land" known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Korean Conflict
What conflict does this describe? [Cuban exiles in the United States planned an invasion of Cuba to overthrow communist dictator, Fidel Castro.]
Bay of Pigs Conflict
What conflict does this describe? [United States knew about the plan and supported it.]
Bay of Pigs Conflict
What conflict does this describe? [The Cuban exiles were defeated and Fidel Castro remained in power.]
Bay of Pigs Conflict
In what crisis did the Soviet ships return to their homeports and the missile sites in Cuban taken apart?
Cuban Missile Crisis
In what crisis did the Soviet government at first announce the Soviet ship would continue to Cuba with their cargo, but was the first to back down.
Cuban Missile Crisis
What crisis does this describe? [When US President Kennedy discovered that communist Soviet Union had been supplying Cuba with materials to build nuclear missile sites and the nuclear bombs to fire at the US.]
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who ordered the US Navy to set up a blockade in the Atlantic to stop further Soviet ships from supplying Cuba with materials and bombs during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
President Kennedy
What does this describe? [Soviet Union put tanks along the border between East (communist) and West (democratic) Germany to prohibit people from leaving East Germany to permanently live in West Germany.]
Berlin Wall built
What wall did the Soviet Union helped East Germany build to physically divide East and West Berlin to prohibit people from leaving East Berlin to permanently live in West Berlin.
Berlin Wall
What conflict happened to stop the communist North Vietnam from taking over the entire country, the United States sent troops to aid South Vietnam resist communism.
Vietnam Conflict
What gave President Johnson the power to increase the number of US troops in vietnam.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution (happened during the Vietnam Conflict).
What conflict did the US government say that the US and South Vietnam were winning?
Vietnam Conflict
After "what action" where North Vietnam made to be make a major push into South Vietnam and people began to mistrust the US government description of winning the conflict
the Tet Offensive (happened during the Vietnam conflict).
In what two groups were people in the United States divided in their support of the war?
1) Hawks
2) Doves
what group supported the Vietnam conflict and supported US troops in Vietnam?
Hawks
What group did not support the Vietnam conflict and wanted US troops withdrawn from Vietnam?
Doves
what conflict was there when students at Kent State University protested the war and the National Guard was sent in to stop the protest and four Kent State students were killed on May 4th, 1970?
The Vietnam Conflict
What happened when the National Guard was sent in to stop the Vietnam conflict protest at Kent State University?
Four Kent State students were killed on May 4th, 1970.
Who called for all US troops from Vietnam and the return of American prisoners of war during the Vietnam crisis.
The Paris Peace Accords
What do these conflict/crisis represent?
Korean Conflict
Bay of Pigs Conflict
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Wall built
Vietnam Conflict
Watergate
The Cold War