Cold War Flash Cards

Front 1

The first serious disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II occurred over Soviet activities in:

Back 1

Eastern Europe.

Front 2

List 3 major issues at the Yalta conference at the end of WWII

Back 2

fate of poland
United Nations
occupation of Germany

Front 3

What illustrates the ideological conflict of the Cold War:

Back 3

democracy vs. communism

Front 4

Immediately after World War II, many of the countries of Eastern Europe were occupied by:

Back 4

Soviet troops.

Front 5

What term best describes one nation and/or region under the direct or indirect control of a global superpower:

Back 5

Satellite nation

Front 6

What was Winston Churchill referring to in the quote:
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an ‘Iron Curtain’ has descended on the European continent.”

Back 6

Soviet Union and its control of the eastern bloc nations

Front 7

In 1940s and 1950s, the area described as being “behind the iron curtain” was composed of:

Back 7

the Soviet Union and its satellite nations

Front 8

Which of the following best describes the objective of the US policy known as containment:

Back 8

to restrict the spread of communism to Eastern Europe.

Front 9

The first countries to receive economic aid as a result of the Truman Doctrine were:

Back 9

Greece and Turkey.

Front 10

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO:

Back 10

The Warsaw Pact

Front 11

List 3 actions/events represent typical actions of totalitarian regimes with regards to human rights.

Back 11

1. Using the military to crush local democratic movements
2. Imprisoning political dissidents (those who disagree with the government)
3. Government control of the media

Front 12

The United States began a massive domestic spending program to improve American education and technology in response to:

Back 12

the Soviet launching of a space satellite

Front 13

The Bay of Pigs was the name given to:

Back 13

an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba

Front 14

The United States attempt to stop the Soviet Union’s establishment of missile bases in Cuba was called:

Back 14

. Cuban Missile Crisis

Front 15

. US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara once said, “…the cold war was really a hot war…” This statement is supported by events in all of the following places EXCEPT:

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Korea
China
Vietnam

Front 16

Who began the reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Union:

Back 16

Mikhail Gorbachev

Front 17

What program encouraged Soviets to be open to new ideas:

Back 17

glastnost

Front 18

What program encouraged Soviets to restructure their economy:

Back 18

perestroika

Front 19

What program gradually opened up politics in the Soviet Union:

Back 19

democratization

Front 20

Gorbachev’s response to Lithuania’s declaration of independence indicated that he:

Back 20

knew the breakup of the Soviet Union was inevitable

Front 21

Who was most likely to oppose the goals of both Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin:

Back 21

Communist party hardliners

Front 22

Put the following in chronological order breakup of the Soviet Union > arms race > containment policy begins

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containment policy begins > arms race > breakup of the Soviet Union

Front 23

What trend has developed since the collapse of the Soviet Union:

Back 23

There is an increasing number of independent nation-states.

Front 24

What political group gained power in Poland in the 1980s:

Back 24

Solidarity

Front 25

What came down on 9 November 1989:

Back 25

Berlin Wall

Front 26

Began the program of destalinization.

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Nikita Khrushchev

Front 27

Policy of taking political situations close to war.

Back 27

Brinkmanship

Front 28

Stopped a revolution in Hungary.

Back 28

Breshnev

Front 29

Western European action to take food and supplies to West Berliners.

Back 29

Berlin Airlift

Front 30

American policy of giving money to West European countries after World War II

Back 30

Marshall Plan

Front 31

First elected president of Poland

Back 31

Lech Waleas

Front 32

. Easing of tension

Back 32

Détente

Front 33

Wanted a “wall” of nations to protect the Soviet Union.

Back 33

Joseph Stalin

Front 34

Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.

Back 34

Yalta

Front 35

Developed glasnost and perestroika to save communism.

Back 35

. Mikhail Gorbachev

Front 36

Communism or Capitalism??
The government should stay out of the lives of people.

Back 36

Capitalism

Front 37

Communism or Capitalism?
Factories and other properties should be owned by the state.

Back 37

Communism

Front 38

Communism or Capitalism?
A classless society.

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Back 38

Communism

Front 39

Communism or capitalism?
In elections, people should be able to vote for anyone they want.

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Back 39

Capitalism

Front 40

Communism or capitalism?
Sees a rich man in his fine home and says: 'No man should have so much.'

Back 40

Communism

Front 41

Communism or Capitalism?
The government should be involved in every aspect of peoples’ lives.

Back 41

Communism

Front 42

Communism or Capitalism?
All decisions should be made democratically, by everyone.

Back 42

Communism

Front 43

Communism or Capitalism?
Wages should be determined by merit.

_

Back 43

Capitalism

Front 44

Communism or Capitalism?
Free Market Economy

_

Back 44

Capitalism

Front 45

Communism or capitalism?
Abolition of private property.

Back 45

Communism

Front 46

The United States and the Soviet Union both began to agree that the world was becoming dangerous with the arms race. This led to BOTH countries signing all of these treaties

Back 46

a. The Limited Test Ban ----Treaty of 1963
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)
-SALT II

Front 47

In 1961, the Soviet Union built a permanent wall to divide Berlin and prevent people escaping from _______ Germany to _______ Germany.

Back 47

East, West

Front 48

One sided information created to influence public opinion, create loyalty, and demonize the enemy during the Cold War is called.

Back 48

Propaganda

Front 49

During the Cold War all of the following created tension between the Superpowers

Back 49

-The threat of Nuclear War
-The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact
-Superpowers aiding countries such as Cuba and Turkey

Front 50

. All of the following are techniques Superpowers used to influence their citizens during the Cold War

Back 50

-Glittering Generalities
-Fear
-Bandwagon

Front 51

What is the Cold War?

Back 51

Period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

Front 52

What is Containment?

Back 52

United States Policy to stop the spread of Communism/Contain communism to Eastern Europe

Front 53

What is a Totalitarian government.

Back 53

The government has total control over the people

Front 54

What was Vietnam called when France Controlled it?

Back 54

Indochina

Front 55

What are some countries in the Warsaw Pact?

Back 55

USSR, East Germany, Hungary,

Front 56

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan after WWII?

Back 56

rebuild national economies to stabilize governments (so they wouldn't become COMMUNIST governments)

Front 57

What is one way the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar?

Back 57

developed from cold war tensions

Front 58

List 3 results of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Back 58

U.S. removed Missiles from Turkey
Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba
hotline is established between US and the Soviet Union

Front 59

US airlift, Soviet blockade and the construction of a wall made which city a focal point of the Cold War?

Back 59

Berlin