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Chapter 17 The Cold War Study Guide
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What region was described as being “behind the iron curtain”?
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
What two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after WWII?
During the Cultural Revolution, who were the “new heroes” in China?
When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?
What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
era?
Which exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?
What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?
What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
Which leader won china’s civil war and what name did he give to the country?
What economic system was used to reshape China after the civil war?
What was the Great Leap forward and why did it fail?
During the Korean War, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur
disagree strongly about?
Why did the U.S. shift from a policy of brinkmanship to détente?
How did the Cold War cause a change in U.S. policy towards Nicaragua?
What action did Stalin take that contributed to the breakdown of the alliance
between the U.S. and Soviet Union?
What statement did Stalin make shortly after President Truman’s succession?
In what way did the existence of 2 Chinas intensify the Cold War tensions between
the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
What was the Cultural Revolution and what were its long-term effects?
What role did the policy of containment play in the involvement of the U.S. in wars
in Korea and Vietnam?
What was the Bay of Pigs” event? How did this failure lead to the Cuban Missile
Crisis?
What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan?
How did Brezhnev’s leadership of the Soviet Union differ form that of Khruschev’s?
Name at least 5 of the “non-aligned nations”.
Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in this
country.
What were the 2 rival alliances formed after WWII and who were its members?
Name and describe the 6 strategies used by the 2 Cold War super powers during the
Cold War.
Compare the United States’ involvement in Korea to its role in the civil war in China.
What were the similarities between the U.S. actions in Nicaragua, Cuba, and Iran?
Describe 2 examples of uprisings against Soviet Rule in Eastern Europe. What
reasons did the people have to resistance?