PART ONE For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia article Onset of the Cold War.

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1 THE COLD WAR For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia articles Onset of the Cold War and The waning of the Cold War. The article Cold War may be used but is not required. PART ONE For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia article Onset of the Cold War. Match the following names and terms from the first half of the Cold War ( ) with the correct description. 1. Cuban Missile Crisis 2. Fidel Castro 3. Winston Churchill 4. George Kennan 5. Joseph McCarthy 6. Mao Zedong 7. Warsaw Pact 8. Marshall Plan 9. NASA 10. Bay of Pigs 11. NATO 12. Sputnik 13. Francis Gary Powers 14. Truman Doctrine A. Senator who led a Communist witch-hunt in the early 1950s B. Communist revolutionary who took control of China in 1949 C. Financial aid program to rebuild Western Europe after World War II D. U.S. and Western Europe defense alliance created by the North Atlantic Treaty E. Formed the Eastern European equivalent of NATO F. Proposed the idea of a containment policy to stop Soviet expansion G. Soviet satellite whose launch began the space race H. The U.S. decision to help countries that were in danger of being overthrown by armed minorities or by outside pressures I. U-2 spy-plane pilot shot down and captured by the Soviets J. British prime minister who coined the term iron curtain K. U.S. agency formed to counter Soviet advances in space flight L. Failed 1961 attempt by the United States to overthrow the Cuban government M. Revolutionary who overthrew Batista to become leader of Cuba N. Tense confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba 1

2 For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia article The waning of the Cold War. Match the following names and terms from the second half of the Cold War ( ) with the correct description. 1. INF 2. Berlin Wall 3. domino effect 4. glasnost and perestroika 5. Ho Chi Minh 6. Nicaragua and El Salvador 7. Guatemala and Haiti 8. Afghanistan 9. SALT A. Countries where the United States supported anticommunist groups trying to overthrow the governments B. Its fall in 1989 signaled the end of the Cold War C. Countries where the United States kept anticommunist dictators in power D. North Vietnamese leader E. Arms treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev in 1987 F. Soviet policies that began an era of openness and tolerance in the 1980s G. Central Asian country invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979 H. Treaty signed by Nixon and Brezhnev to limit intercontinental ballistic missiles I. U.S. idea that Communism would spread from country to country 2

3 PART TWO For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia article Onset of the Cold War. Next to each event below write the year, then place the letter of the event in its correct spot on the timeline. A. Winston Churchill coins the term iron curtain. B. The United States adopts the containment policy and the Truman Doctrine. C. The Marshall Plan is announced. D. The United States, Britain, and France unify their sections of Germany into West Germany. E. Formation of NATO F. China becomes the Communist People s Republic of China. G. Communist North Korean forces invade South Korea, leading to the Korean War. H. The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic device, starting the arms race. I. The Soviet Union s launch of the first satellite into orbit starts the space race. J. NASA is formed. K. The Soviets shoot down an American spy plane and capture its pilot. L. The Soviet Union and its allies sign the Warsaw Pact. M. Bay of Pigs invasion N. Cuban Missile Crisis < >

4 For use with the Britannica Student Encyclopedia article The waning of the Cold War. Next to each event below write the year, then place the letter of the event in its correct spot on the timeline. A. The alleged Gulf of Tonkin attack brings the United States fully into the Vietnam War. B. The United States pulls out of Vietnam. C. The United States recognizes the Communist government in mainland China. D. Nixon visits China and the Soviet Union, signs SALT. E. The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. F. The Moscow Olympics are boycotted by the United States. G. The INF treaty is signed. H. The Berlin Wall comes down. < >

5 PART THREE Much of the Cold War involved the United States and the Soviet Union reacting to each other s actions. In the chart you are given a Cold War event. From the list below select the response to that event and place it in the chart accordingly. In two cases, there was a further response from the opposite side include that second response from the list where appropriate. United States forms NASA to put a man on the Moon. Churchill makes his iron curtain speech. Soviet Union forms the Warsaw Pact. United States stops spy-plane flights over the Soviet Union. Cuban Missile Crisis United States becomes involved in Korea and Vietnam. EVENT Red Scare trials and witch-hunt United States and Britain airlift supplies to Berlin. U.S. containment policy and Truman Doctrine Cuba turns to Soviet Union for military support. United States cuts off trade with the Soviet Union and boycotts the Moscow Olympics. Soviet Union blockades Berlin. RESPONSE Stalin declares that international peace cannot be achieved under capitalism. Greece fights Communist rebels, and the Soviet Union pressures Turkey for Mediterranean access. The United States, Britain, and France unify their German sections into West Germany. The United States and Western Europe form NATO. China becomes the Communist People s Republic of China. Americans fear Communist infiltration of their society. Soviet Union launches Sputnik. U-2 pilot is shot down and captured by Soviet Union. The United States tries to overthrow Castro with Bay of Pigs. The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. 5