THE COLD WAR Vocabulary & Ideas

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  1. 3. Chinese militia units who violently promoted and enforced Zedong's strict communist ideology.
  2. 4. Organization formed in 1945 to maintain peace and security throughout the world.
  3. 8. Strategy of war used by Vietcong involving various traps and misdirection that the U.S. was not used to.
  4. 11. Name of countries on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain in Europe.
  5. 13. South Vietnamese pro-communist military group who fought against the U.S. in Vietnam War.
  6. 15. This parallel, which still exists, is a demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea.
  7. 17. Vietnamese communist leader who supported Marxist political theories and the Vietcong.
  8. 18. U.S. believed in this theory involved with a fear of communism spreading in Southeast Asia.
  9. 20. During Cold War, the U.S. and Soviet Union competed for influence over these developing, neutral countries.
  10. 21. 1945 conference where Allied forces decided to divide Germany into Allied-occupied zones after WWII.
  11. 24. The Soviets 'won' the first leg of the Space Race by sending this satellite into space.
  12. 25. Area of science that focuses on the nature and properties of matter and energy. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  13. 27. Name of Nada Surf's 1996 hit song and the opposite of U.S. general public's feeling towards the Vietnam War. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  14. 31. European country that received most financial aid from the Marshall Plan.
  15. 33. Period between about 1945-1990 and political tension and threats mainly between U.S. and Soviet Union.
  16. 34. Wall of communist countries the Soviet Union built in Eastern Europe after WWII.
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  1. 1. Chinese communist leader who fought off Nationalists and solidifies China as a communist country.
  2. 2. This U.S. plan aimed to help assist the rebuild of many Western European countries after WWII.
  3. 5. Zedong used communism and also this Marxist ideology in attempt to reshape China's economy.
  4. 6. After 12 years of fighting and 58,000 U.S. deaths, President Nixon announced this on January 23, 1973.
  5. 7. There are 27 of these, and they are official modifications to the U.S. Constitution. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  6. 9. American general who wanted United Nations forces to use nuclear weapons during the Korean War.
  7. 10. Type of government existing in West Germany after WWII.
  8. 12. U.S. plan after WWII to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.
  9. 14. Last name of U.S president who escalated Vietnam War particularly after Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
  10. 16. After the Korean War, this U.S.-supported country establishes a democracy unlike the country to its north.
  11. 19. Zedong's 'Great Leap Forward' used these in China as he tried using large farms to create industrial growth.
  12. 22. These sugary snacks include items such as the 'Oatmeal Creme Pie', 'Nutty Buddy' and 'Zebra Cakes'.[NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  13. 23. Last name of U.S. president who used his Vietnamization plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam.
  14. 26. This revolution during Zedong's reign attempted to build a stronger communist China and lasted until his death in 1976.
  15. 28. Communist leader of Cuba who defeated U.S. trained exiles in the Bay of Pigs disaster.
  16. 29. U.S. used this in West Berlin to give supplies and food to people once Soviets cut off traffic there.
  17. 30. After NATO formed, the Soviet Union and its allies signed this similar military pact.
  18. 32. Actor who starred in 'War of the Worlds', 'Top Gun' and the 'Mission Impossible' movie series. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]