Cold War Notes

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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?

1

Draw a picture or find a meme of Stalin creating a buffer zone in Eastern Europe.

1

What are spheres of influence?

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What other country had issues with Europeans creating spheres of influence in it?

1

What did Churchill mean by an Iron Curtain?

1

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

1

Why did the Soviet Union (and Eastern European nations under their control) reject the money from the Marshall Plan?

1

Why did the US want to help Europe recover?

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Why was Germany divided after WW2?

1

Why did the US, UK and France combine their portions of Germany?

1

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)

6

What kind of tactics did Stalin use to gain and keep control of Eastern Europe?

1

What is a satellite state?

1

People had to be more than communist ... they also had to be ______

1

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?

1

What was Sputnik?

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Why did the US respond with renewed focus on math and science in schools?

4

Which of the following are related to NATO?

4

Which of the following apply to the Warsaw Pact?

1

Give an example of how a regime (gov) could be oppressive.

1

Find a picture or a description of the East German uprising in 1953.

1

Find a picture or describe collectivization in Eastern Europe.

1

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?

1

What was the Soviet Union like when Khrushchev became the leader?

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What is De-Stalinization?

1

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?

1

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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Explain how the Bay of Pigs event was a loss for the US during the Cold War.

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Why did Khruschev put missiles in Cuba?