Cold War and the Post-WWII World
... huge changes. • Nations throughout Africa and Asia gained independence from imperial European governments. • These newly independent nations felt pressured to choose sides, either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. • In 1955, these non-aligned nations met in Bandung, Indonesia and declared they could be a “th ...
... huge changes. • Nations throughout Africa and Asia gained independence from imperial European governments. • These newly independent nations felt pressured to choose sides, either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. • In 1955, these non-aligned nations met in Bandung, Indonesia and declared they could be a “th ...
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... 101.Containment-stated by George Kennan that that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or it would spread to neighboring countries 102.Détente- Relaxation of tensions between the US and the Soviet Union 103.Fidel Castro- Person who led a revolution that set up the communist state of Cuba 1 ...
... 101.Containment-stated by George Kennan that that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or it would spread to neighboring countries 102.Détente- Relaxation of tensions between the US and the Soviet Union 103.Fidel Castro- Person who led a revolution that set up the communist state of Cuba 1 ...
The Cold War - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Founded in 1949 – Western Democracies – Supported Capitalism abroad ...
... • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Founded in 1949 – Western Democracies – Supported Capitalism abroad ...
ColdWar The confrontation between the United States and Soviet
... CulturalRevolution Ment to establish an equal society, but led to harsh treatment of those opposed to Mao Nationalists The United States supported this group led by Jiang Jieshi against the communists in ...
... CulturalRevolution Ment to establish an equal society, but led to harsh treatment of those opposed to Mao Nationalists The United States supported this group led by Jiang Jieshi against the communists in ...
1970s cold war events – Tensions ease on the surface
... post of president is taken up by the then Prime Minister of Afghanistan. ...
... post of president is taken up by the then Prime Minister of Afghanistan. ...
Essential Content #9: Cold War
... 9.3. The Cold War developed into heated wars as the two superpowers struggled to control spheres of influence, including Korea and Vietnam. (17:3) 9.4. After WWII, the world’s nations were grouped into three different groups: First, Second, and Third World nations. (17:4) ...
... 9.3. The Cold War developed into heated wars as the two superpowers struggled to control spheres of influence, including Korea and Vietnam. (17:3) 9.4. After WWII, the world’s nations were grouped into three different groups: First, Second, and Third World nations. (17:4) ...
The COLD WAR!!!! HSCE 8.1.1
... The Soviet Union launched the space satellite, Sputnik, using an intercontinental ballistic missile. This prompted America to take what action? ...
... The Soviet Union launched the space satellite, Sputnik, using an intercontinental ballistic missile. This prompted America to take what action? ...
The Cold War
... It was a war against Capitalism and democracy Vs. Communism and dictatorship and the communist had a conference in Yalta during World War 2. And then it got worse when china tried snooping on the Soviet Union, and stealing there secrets. ...
... It was a war against Capitalism and democracy Vs. Communism and dictatorship and the communist had a conference in Yalta during World War 2. And then it got worse when china tried snooping on the Soviet Union, and stealing there secrets. ...
Cold War Review Sheet
... 2. Describe the ways that the US and the Soviet Union “fought” 3. Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II? 4. Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan? 5. What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin? 6. What event increased U.S. sp ...
... 2. Describe the ways that the US and the Soviet Union “fought” 3. Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II? 4. Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan? 5. What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin? 6. What event increased U.S. sp ...
Name: ______ Cold War Study Guide In a speech in 1946, declared
... the former Soviet Union which was ____________________. 5. American troops went to Korea because ______________ Korea was invaded BY _______________ Korea. 6. In 1950, the United States became involved in the Korean War to stop the _______________________________ ____________________________________ ...
... the former Soviet Union which was ____________________. 5. American troops went to Korea because ______________ Korea was invaded BY _______________ Korea. 6. In 1950, the United States became involved in the Korean War to stop the _______________________________ ____________________________________ ...
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... Union were called satellites. The Soviet Union had control of these countries because the Soviets defeated the Nazis during World War II. ...
... Union were called satellites. The Soviet Union had control of these countries because the Soviets defeated the Nazis during World War II. ...
In February 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
... formed one in 1945. In 1946, the Soviet Union organized Communist governments in Bulgaria and Romania, and in Hungary and Poland in 1947. Communists took over Czechoslovakia in a coup d'etat in 1948. Another source of East-West tension was control of nuclear weapons. In 1946, the Soviet Union reject ...
... formed one in 1945. In 1946, the Soviet Union organized Communist governments in Bulgaria and Romania, and in Hungary and Poland in 1947. Communists took over Czechoslovakia in a coup d'etat in 1948. Another source of East-West tension was control of nuclear weapons. In 1946, the Soviet Union reject ...
1 - Herricks
... 1. Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the 1. United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations 2. Soviet domination of Eastern Europe 3. competition between the superpowers to explore outer space 4. continuation of the pre-World War II balance of po ...
... 1. Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the 1. United States refusal to send economic aid to European nations 2. Soviet domination of Eastern Europe 3. competition between the superpowers to explore outer space 4. continuation of the pre-World War II balance of po ...
Cold War Vocabulary List
... 1946-1991 (Collapse of the Soviet Union) 1.United Nations-An international peace-keeping organization founded in 1945 to provide security to the nations of the world. 2.Truman Doctrine-A policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents, announce ...
... 1946-1991 (Collapse of the Soviet Union) 1.United Nations-An international peace-keeping organization founded in 1945 to provide security to the nations of the world. 2.Truman Doctrine-A policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents, announce ...
Name: ______ Chapter 11 Study Guide In a speech in 1946
... 22. The United States began to send troops to Vietnam in the 1950s to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam 23. The Vietnam War began in the 1950s, and it did not end until 1975. As a result, all of Vietnam became communist. 24. The Vietcong refers to South Vietnamese communists 25. People ...
... 22. The United States began to send troops to Vietnam in the 1950s to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam 23. The Vietnam War began in the 1950s, and it did not end until 1975. As a result, all of Vietnam became communist. 24. The Vietcong refers to South Vietnamese communists 25. People ...
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... 6. The ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas. Warsaw Pact nations on the east side and the NATO nations on the west and south. 9. Countries that remained non-aligned or not moving at all with either the first or second world. 10. Conservatives who opposed reform 1 ...
... 6. The ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas. Warsaw Pact nations on the east side and the NATO nations on the west and south. 9. Countries that remained non-aligned or not moving at all with either the first or second world. 10. Conservatives who opposed reform 1 ...
Cold War Exam Study Guide
... 1. Why did some Americans oppose the Truman Doctrine? 2. How did the Soviet Union respond to the U.S. policy of brinkmanship? 3. Who did the superpowers support in the Chinese civil war? 4. What were the results of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution? 5. What effects did the Kore ...
... 1. Why did some Americans oppose the Truman Doctrine? 2. How did the Soviet Union respond to the U.S. policy of brinkmanship? 3. Who did the superpowers support in the Chinese civil war? 4. What were the results of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution? 5. What effects did the Kore ...
Cold War Review Sheet
... What was the purpose of the SALT talks? What was the American strategy under détente? The movement of Americans from cities to communities outside an urban core is known? What agency helped spur economic growth across Western Europe by eliminating tariffs? What kind of government did Japan adopt af ...
... What was the purpose of the SALT talks? What was the American strategy under détente? The movement of Americans from cities to communities outside an urban core is known? What agency helped spur economic growth across Western Europe by eliminating tariffs? What kind of government did Japan adopt af ...