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.
2. The United Nations, created in June 1945, consisted of ______ nations, designed to protect
members from aggression.
3. The 11-member Security Council had five permanent member nations: __________________,
__________________, __________________, __________________, __________________.
4. After WWII Europe was divided into two regions: democratically governed countries and
Communistic controlled nations; this was called: ______________________________________.
5. The Soviet Union occupied a strip of countries along their western border to act as a
________________ or _________________________________________________.
6. The U.S. foreign policy which attempted to block Soviet influence and stop the expansion of
communism is known as _______________________.
7. U.S. support for countries that rejected communism was called __________________________.
8. 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
_________________________________________________________________________.
9. Which three countries wanted to withdraw their troops from Germany and allow it to form one
nation; _______________________________________________________________________.
10. The ___________________________________ responded by cutting off highway, water, and
rail traffic into Berlin’s western zones.
11. ___________________________ and _________________________________ responded by
flying food and supplies for almost 11 months into Berlin. This was known as
____________________________________________________________________________.
12. A struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war is known
as ________________________________________________________________________.
13. In 1949 ten western European nations joined the United States and Canada to form a defensive
military alliance known as _________ or ____________________________________________.
14. In response, in 1955 ________________________________, __________________________,
______________________________, ______________________________,
______________________________, ______________________________,
______________________________, and ______________________________ formed the
Warsaw Pact.
15. ___________________ and _____________________ chose not to align with either side.
16. The Soviet Union exploded an atomic weapon in ____________________.
17. The willingness to go to the brink, or edge of war is known as _________________________.
18. The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite called _______________________ in 1957.
Ch. 17 Sec. 2: Communists Take Power in China
19. _______________________________ was the Communist leader in China.
20. The Nationalist forces, led by Jiang Jieshi, were unsuccessful because ______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
21. The Nationalist government nation set up on the island of Taiwan was called ________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
22. The Communist government nation that remained on the mainland was called ______________
______________________________________________________________________________.
23. In 1953 Mao launched a _____________________________________ to increase industry
growth especially in the areas of coal, cement, steel and electricity.
24. During the Great Leap Forward, Mao made larger collective farms known as ________________.
25. The Cultural Revolution whose goal it was to establish __________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Ch. 17 Sec. 3: Wars in Korea and Vietnam
26. The division of Korea between north and south is known as _____________________________.
27. The UN sent an international force made up of 15 nations into Korea when _________________
asked them to intervene.
28. ________________ sent 300,000 troops in to help North Korea when UN forces reached close to
their border.
29. President Truman removed General MacArthur when they disagreed over __________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
30. _________________________ was Vietnam’s leader who turned to communism to help gain
independence from France.
31. The Domino theory was Eisenhower’s idea that if any ____________________ country were to
fall, they would all fall to communism.
32. Vietcong were __________________________________________________________________.
33. The U.S. and President Johnson sent troops to fight in Vietnam after the ___________________
________________________________ Incident.
34. The plan known as ________________________________________ allowed for U.S. troops to
gradually withdraw from Vietnam.
35. Communist rebels known as ________________________________________ set up a brutal
Communist government in Cambodia.
Ch. 17 Sec. 4: The Cold War Divides the World
36. _____________________________ 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.
37. In 1962 the Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba, which led to the _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
38. Another site of Communist expansion in Latin America was _________________________
where Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas overthrew Somoza.
39. 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
40. In Czechoslovakia the ____________________________________________ was a period of
reform where new ideas were welcomed and socialism had a “human face”.
41. In Hungary, Nagy promised free elections and demanded the Soviet troops leave; the Soviets
responded by _________________________________________________ and ______________
______________________________________________________________________________.
42. The Chinese and Soviets relationship broke down when _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
43. ____________________________________ was a policy of lessening Cold War tensions, which
replaced Brinkmanship and was instituted by Pre3sident Nixon.
44. A series of meeting called ___________________________________________________ limited
to 1972 levels the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles
each country could have.
45. __________________________ collapsed when President Reagan increased military spending
and announced the Strategic Defense Initiative.