Unit 10 Review Worksheet

The Cold War

Ch. 17 Sec. 1:Cold War: Super Powers Face Off

  1. In February 1945 there was a conference in ______to divide Germany into zones of occupation after the war.
  1. The United Nations, created in June 1945, consisted of ______nations, designed to protect members from aggression.
  1. The 11-member Security Council had five permanent member nations: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______.
  1. After WWII Europe was divided into two regions: democratically governed countries and Communistic controlled nations; this was called: ______.
  1. The Soviet Union occupied a strip of countries along their western border to act as a ______or ______.
  1. The U.S. foreign policy which attempted to block Soviet influence and stop the expansion of communism is known as ______.
  1. U.S. support for countries that rejected communism was called ______.
  1. The assistance program that gave aid to needy European counties by priding food, machinery, and other materials that aided in the rebuilding Western Europe was called ______.
  1. Which three countries wanted to withdraw their troops from Germany and allow it to form one nation; ______.
  1. The ______responded by cutting off highway, water, and rail traffic into Berlin’s western zones.
  1. ______and ______responded by flying food and supplies for almost 11 months into Berlin. This was known as ______.
  1. A struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war is known as ______.
  1. In 1949 ten western European nations joined the United States and Canada to form a defensive military alliance known as ______or ______.
  1. In response, in 1955 ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, and ______formed the Warsaw Pact.
  1. ______and ______chose not to align with either side.
  1. The Soviet Union exploded an atomic weapon in ______.
  1. The willingness to go to the brink, or edge of war is known as ______.
  1. The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite called ______in 1957.

Ch. 17 Sec. 2:Communists Take Power in China

  1. ______was the Communist leader in China.
  1. The Nationalist forces, led by Jiang Jieshi, were unsuccessful because ______.
  1. The Nationalist government nation set up on the island of Taiwan was called ______.
  1. The Communist government nation that remained on the mainland was called ______.
  1. In 1953 Mao launched a ______to increase industry growth especially in the areas of coal, cement, steel and electricity.
  1. During the Great Leap Forward, Mao made larger collective farms known as ______.
  1. The Cultural Revolution whose goal it was to establish ______.

Ch. 17 Sec. 3:Wars in Korea and Vietnam

  1. The division of Korea between north and south is known as ______.
  1. The UN sent an international force made up of 15 nations into Korea when ______asked them to intervene.
  1. ______sent 300,000 troops in to help North Korea when UN forces reached close to their border.
  1. President Truman removed General MacArthur when they disagreed over ______.
  1. ______was Vietnam’s leader who turned to communism to help gain independence from France.
  1. The Domino theory was Eisenhower’s idea that if any ______country were to fall, they would all fall to communism.
  1. Vietcong were ______.
  1. The U.S. and President Johnson sent troops to fight in Vietnam after the ______Incident.
  1. The plan known as ______allowed for U.S. troops to gradually withdraw from Vietnam.
  1. Communist rebels known as ______set up a brutal Communist government in Cambodia.

Ch. 17 Sec. 4:The Cold War Divides the World

  1. ______led a revolution in Cuba in 1959, and at first was seen favorably when he improved the economy and made social reforms; he later was known for being a harsh dictator after suspending elections, jailing opponents and controlling the press.
  1. In 1962 the Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba, which led to the ______.
  1. Another site of Communist expansion in Latin America was ______where Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas overthrew Somoza.
  1. In ______in 1979, Islamic extremists took more than 60 American hostages and held them for 444 days.

Ch. 17 Sec. 5:The Cold War Thaws

  1. In Czechoslovakia the ______was a period of reform where new ideas were welcomed and socialism had a “human face”.
  1. In Hungary, Nagy promised free elections and demanded the Soviet troops leave; the Soviets responded by ______and ______.
  1. The Chinese and Soviets relationship broke down when ______.
  1. ______was a policy of lessening Cold War tensions, which replaced Brinkmanship and was instituted by Pre3sident Nixon.
  1. A series of meeting called ______limited to 1972 levels the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles each country could have.
  1. ______collapsed when President Reagan increased military spending and announced the Strategic Defense Initiative.