The Cold War Review Sheet Name ______

Definitions: Define each and explain its significance to the Cold War period.

·  Cold War

·  Capitalism

·  Communism

·  Iron Curtain

·  Satellite states

·  M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction)

People: Identify each person and explain his or her role in the Cold War.

·  Harry S Truman

·  Joseph Stalin

·  Fidel Castro

·  John F. Kennedy

·  Nikita Khrushchev

·  Senator Joseph McCarthy

·  Bert the Turtle

·  Mikhail Gorbachev

·  Ronald Reagan

Cold War Events: Explain each, its purpose, and how if impacted U.S./Soviet relations.

·  Truman Doctrine

·  Marshall Plan

·  Berlin Airlift

·  NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

·  Warsaw Pact

·  Nuclear Arms Race

·  Hydrogen Bomb

·  Korean War

·  Berlin Wall

·  The U-2 Incident

·  Cuban Missile Crisis

·  Limited Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

·  Space Race

·  Sputnik

·  Apollo 11

Cold War at Home: Explain each and how it affected Americans.

·  Second Red Scare

·  House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

·  McCarthyism

·  Interstate Highway System

·  Federal Civil Defense Administration

·  Fallout Fears

·  Reasons for Fear

·  Plans

·  Effectiveness of plans

End of Cold War: Explain each and how it contributed to the end of the Cold War.

·  Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

·  Detente

·  Afghanistan

·  Fall of communism

·  Fall of Berlin Wall

Connections to Today: Explain each and how it affects our world today.

·  START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)

·  New START Treaty

·  Nuclear threat today

Concept Words Short Answer. Define each in context of the Cold War. Give examples of how each concept is connected to the Cold War (i.e. The Soviet Union was in a competition with the United States in the space race.)

·  Competition

·  Containment

·  Preparedness

·  Paranoia

·  Cooperation/Diplomacy

Possible Essay: Be sure to use proper essay format—topic sentence, three reasons with examples, and a conclusion.

1. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which policy should the U.S. have followed (i.e. pursue diplomacy, blockade Cuba or destroy the missiles)? Explain.

2. What was the most important event or most important leader in the Cold War? Why?