Cold War Notes
By Amy Gilstrap
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Last updated about 3 years ago
41 Questions
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In your own words what is a "cold war?"
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We talked about this before, why did Stalin go back on his promise to allow free elections in Eastern Europe?
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Draw a picture or find a meme of Stalin creating a buffer zone in Eastern Europe.
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What are spheres of influence?
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What other country had issues with Europeans creating spheres of influence in it?
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What did Churchill mean by an Iron Curtain?
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What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
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Why did the Soviet Union (and Eastern European nations under their control) reject the money from the Marshall Plan?
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Why did the US want to help Europe recover?
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Why was Germany divided after WW2?
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Why did the US, UK and France combine their portions of Germany?
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Find a picture of West Germany in the 1950s - 1970s.
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What was Stalin's attitude toward Germany?
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Find a picture of East Germany under Soviet control (1950s - 1970s)
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What kind of tactics did Stalin use to gain and keep control of Eastern Europe?
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What is a satellite state?
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People had to be more than communist ... they also had to be ______
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Why did Stalin blockade Berlin?
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Why was the Berlin Airlift an important event in the early Cold War?
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What is the goal of an arms race?
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What was Sputnik?
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Why did the US respond with renewed focus on math and science in schools?
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Which of the following are related to NATO?
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Which of the following apply to the Warsaw Pact?
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25.
Give an example of how a regime (gov) could be oppressive.
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Find a picture or a description of the East German uprising in 1953.
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27.
Find a picture or describe collectivization in Eastern Europe.
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How was Yuogoslavia different from other Eastern European countries?
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Why was Yugoslavia able to remain independent from the Soviet Union?
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Why weren't the Allies able to keep their promise of helping Poland have a democratic government after WW2?
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What was the Soviet Union like when Khrushchev became the leader?
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What is De-Stalinization?
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What are consumer goods?
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Why did the Gosplan focus on making consumer goods?
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Why did Khrushchev need to show strength to the US?
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Why did the USSR (Soviet Union) put down the Hungarian Uprising in 1956?
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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
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Find a picture or describe 1 way that people tried to escape from East Berlin.
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Would you have tried to escape from Berlin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEvZX4V4yF8
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40.
Explain how the Bay of Pigs event was a loss for the US during the Cold War.
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41.
Why did Khruschev put missiles in Cuba?
