History Quiz Review: The Cold War

Quiz Format

• Type: Multiple choice and open response
• Number of Questions: 20-25

Key Terms to Know

Military Alliances

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO

Nuclear and Space Competition

• Arms Race: Focus on the Hydrogen Bomb
• Space Race: Key events like Sputnik launch and the Moon Landing

Political and Military Events

• Berlin Wall
• Détente
• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Cuban Missile Crisis

US Policies

• Containment
• Truman Doctrine

Asian Conflicts

• Chinese Civil War (post-WWII)
• Great Leap Forward
• 38th Parallel
• Korean War
• Guerrilla Warfare
• Vietnam War
• 17th Parallel
• Tet Offensive

Southeast Asian Turmoil

• Cambodian Genocide
• Khmer Rouge

Soviet Policies

• Glasnost
• Perestroika

US Civil Rights Movement

• Civil Rights Movement
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Civil Rights Act of 1964

Important Figures and Locations

Key Individuals

• John F. Kennedy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Fidel Castro
• Richard Nixon
• Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Minh
• Pol Pot
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Ronald Reagan
• Martin Luther King Jr.

Locations

• Understand the significance of key places during the Cold War era.

Review Questions

1. Communism vs. Democracy: Understand dividing lines globally.
2. Major Cold War Conflicts
   • Korean War: Key events and outcomes
   • Vietnam War: Key events and outcomes
   • Cuban Missile Crisis: Tensions and resolution
3. New Nations Post-WWII: Formation and alliances
4. Arms and Space Race: Contributions to the Cold War
5. US Cold War Strategies: Policies towards communism
6. Impact on Cambodia: US role in Vietnam and Cambodian Genocide
7. Soviet Policies: Glasnost and Perestroika’s role in ending the Cold War
8. Soviet Leaders’ Roles: Contributions of Stalin, Khrushchev, and Gorbachev during the Cold War

Study Tips

• Focus on understanding the definitions and applications of the terms.
• Identify key points about each person’s contributions and legacy.
• Be prepared to answer how specific events impacted the Cold War dynamics.
• Review how changing policies and leadership influenced the course of the Cold War.