cold war quiz 1.define “cold war” 2.define communism 3.define capitalism 4.what is the united...
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Cold War Quiz
1. Define “Cold War”
2. Define Communism
3. Define Capitalism
4. What is the United Nations?
5. What was the “Arms Race”?
6. What was the “Space Race”?
7. What was “Containment”?
8. What was “Brinkmanship”?
8. What was the “Warsaw Pact”?
9. What foreign country supported North Korea in the Korean War?
10. Who built the Berlin Wall?
11. Who won the Vietnam War?
12. What is “Détente”?
13. What is “Perestroika”?
14. How did the Cold War end?
15. Name two countries that are still Communist today
Unit 6 Unit 6 The World Since 1945Unit 6 Unit 6 The World Since 1945
The Cold War
Ch. 17/1 Ch. 19/3
Middle East
Ch. 18/4
African De-Colonization
Ch. 18/3 Ch. 19/2
Europe After the War
Increased US influence
Communism spreads
COLD WAR begins
The Cold War
An ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which neither nation directly confronted the other on the battlefield
Capitalism
Communism
United Nations, NATO and the Warsaw PactThe New Alliance System?
United Nations Replaces League of Nations
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Alliance btwn
US, other Western powers to protect against a Soviet attack
Warsaw Pact military alliance btwn
Soviet satellite nations to protect against Capitalist attack
Creates a “buffer zone”
Cold War in the 50’s and 60’s
Korea and Vietnam – Examples of Containment, Brinksmanship and Domino Effect
The Berlin WallBay of PigsCuban Missile CrisisSpace RaceArms Race
Cold War in the 70’s and 80’s
Many reforms to limit nuclear weapons
Nixon & Reagan Détente: A lessening of
tensions
Mikhail Gorbachev – Soviet Premiere attempts political and economic reforms
Glasnost: “Openness” between US & USSR
Perestroika: Economic restructuring of Soviet system
End of the Cold War
European Union (EU) stimulates economic growth of participating countries (the Euro)
Collapse of Communist gov’ts in Eastern Europe
Fall of Berlin Wall (1989) – the symbolic end to Cold War
Today? Russia? China? Cuba? Vietnam? Korea?
Problems in Newly Independent Countries After WW2
Africa, South America and Asia
Weak, corrupt governments
Militant Regimes
Poor economy
Land disputes
Cultural differences
All these problems lead to instability and conflict
Map of the Middle East
The Middle East – Israel/Palestine Balfour Declaration – 1917 – Zionist
Movement called for a Jewish Homeland
Read….
Following WW2 Israel’s population doubled…Why?
Formation of Israel (1948) – split Palestine
Jews and Palestinians both have religious and historic ties to the region
Still a “hot spot” today
African De-Colonization
Many African nations gained their independence from European powers following World War 2 (see map)
Why do you think this is?
Problems facing these new countries?
African Independence
Decolonization – after 1946Third World Countries
the underdeveloped nations of the world, esp. those with widespread poverty.
the group of developing nations, esp. of Asia and Africa
Rwandan Genocide
Rwanda 1994Hutus v TutsisIndirectly caused
by ImperialismCultural/Tribal
clashes 800,000 to
1,000,000 dead in three months
“Never again”?
COLOR
Name(s)_______________________________________________
Post WW2 Map Quiz – 15 pts
Identify the countries and color the COMMUNIST-based countries. 1 pt each – get both parts right!
East Germany HungaryWest Germany YugoslaviaFrance BulgariaSpain CzechoslovakiaPoland GreeceFinland AustriaTurkey USSRItaly
EXTRA – Name the largest Communist country in the world today