Vocabulary Test on Friday Chapter 20 Lesson 1 and 3

Chapter 20 Lesson 3
Study Questions

1.Who became the world's most powerful nations after World War I?
2.Why did the Americans and Europeans fear the Soviets?
3.What was the Cold War?
4.What was the "Iron Curtain"?
5.What was the Truman Doctrine?
6.What was the European Recovery Act or the Marshall Plan?
7.What did Britain, France, and United States do during the Marshall Plan? How did the Soviets react to this action?
8.In what part of Europe were most of the Warsaw Pact members?
9.In what part of Europe were most of the NATO members located?
10What was the Western response to the threat of Soviet expansion?
11.What organization did the western powers form?
12.What organization did the Soviets form?
13.How many parts was Korea divided into? Whose troops occupied these areas?
14.What happened in June 1950?
15.Why were Cold War tensions at their worst in the early 1950's?
16.What was the Berlin Wall? Why was it built?
17. What became the symbol of the Cold War?
18.What was the Cuban missile crisis?
19.Where did most of the fighting take place?
20.Who was the leader of Vietnam?
21.Who were the Vietcong?
22.When did the Vietnam War end?
23.Why did United States leaders decide to end their countries role in Vietnam?