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1. Early Cold War Cold War In Asia CW in the Middle East CW in Latin America The Thaw/ Fall of USSR 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 400

2. _________ is a state of diplomatic hostility between two superpowers, in this case the US/USSR. These two superpowers will never actually fight each other.

3. Cold War

4. ______________ are technically independent, but under close control from the Soviet Union. They are also communist and have the same policies as the USSR.

5. Satellite Nations

6. The _______________ is a metaphor for the divide between democratic western Europe and communist eastern Europe. This saying and the speech Winston Churchill made became a symbol for the break down in relations between the US/western Europe and the USSR/eastern Europe.

7. Iron Curtain

8. Why did the Soviets blockade the Western portion of Berlin in 1948? How was the situation resolved?

9. -Tension over the future of Germany (To reunify or not to reunify? That is the question.)-Anger over France, Britain, and the US treating their zones as one economic entity and introducing a new currency into their zones to assist the economy. -Western allies organized an airlift of supplies to Berlin. Over time, the Soviets realized that the Allies would not give in and lifted the blockade.

10. What are the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan? What Cold War policy are they an example of?

11. -The Truman Doctrine was his plan stating that the United States would provide “support” to countries that were not communist or were resisting communism.-The Marshall Plan said the United States would provide food, machines, and other necessities for countries that were struggling after WW2.-Containment: policies meant the US tried to create alliances with countries against the Soviet Union and tried to stop countries from becoming communist.

12. He is the current leader of North Korea.

13. Kim Jung-Un

14. This is the idea that if a nation falls under Communist control, nearby nations will also fall under Communist control.

15. Domino Theory

16. _______________________was a communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of North Vietnam.

17. Ho Chi Minh

18. ________________ was an anti-communist leader of South Vietnam (1955-1963). He was very unpopular with the people and was eventually overthrown and killed.

19. Ngo Dinh Diem

20. What was the outcome of the Korean War? The Vietnam War?

21. Korean War-A ceasefire was signed.-North & South Korea officially became two separate countries.Vietnam War-The US was forced to withdraw from Vietnam.-Soon after, the North overran the South. Vietnam became a communist country.

22. Define secular.

23. Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters. Non-religious.

24. Secular leader of Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution.

25. Shah Reza Muhammad Pahlavi

26. Who is Ayatollah Khomeini?

27. Religious leader who later became leader of Iran after the overthrow of the Shah during the Iranian Revolution.

28. Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan?

29. -In the 1970s, a Muslim revolt threatened to topple the communist regime in Afghanistan.-In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded hoping to prevent this.

30. What was the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War? (Who won? Impact?)

31. -The Soviets began to realize their struggle was futile, and by 1989, they pulled out the last of their troops in Afghanistan.-Afghanistan was left without a stable government, and the Soviet Union was greatly weakened.

32. ___________ was a Communist revolutionary who became leader of Cuba after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.

33. Fidel Castro

34. _____________ was US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

35. JFK

36. What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

37. Invasion planned by the CIA. Anti-Castro Cuban exiles living in US were trained to invade Cuba. Their end goal was to overthrow Castro. It was a massive failure.

38. What sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis?

39. -In 1962, the USSR constructed 42 missile sites in Cuba. These missiles could be used against the US.-The US (who had missiles in Turkey that could shoot at the USSR) wanted the USSR to take their missiles out.-Khrushchev refused & the US prepared for war.

40. What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis? How did this event impact the US/USSR/Cuba?

41. Outcome-Khrushchev backs down and agrees to remove the missiles if the US agrees not to invade Cuba.In a separate deal, Kennedy agreed to remove US missiles from Turkey.This deal was kept secret for over 25 years.-US and USSR establish an emergency hotline to increase communication.Impact-Kennedy/US came out of the crisis looking stronger than the USSR.-Khrushchev will be replaced by Brezhnev shortly after the crisis.-Cuba’s relationship with the US will be forever damaged, and Cuba will become dependent on the Soviets for support.-To do this day, the relations between the US and Cuba remain quite frosty.

42. ___________ is a lessening of Cold War tensions.

43. Detente

44. What is destalinization?

45. Nikita Khrushchev's policy of eliminating all memory of Joseph Stalin and his programs in the USSR.

46. This event resulted in Gorbachev’s resignation.

47. August Coup

48. _____________ led was the first democratically elected President of Poland.

49. Lech Walesa

50. What changes did Gorbachev make to the USSR? (Be able to explain them.)