JeopardyCold War Terms

WW II People &Places

Cold War United Nations

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Final Jeopardy

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Government by the people, voting.

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Democracy

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Economy based on private ownershipand competition.

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Capitalism

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Economic system in which industry isowned by the government

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Socialism

Bonus: How is Communism different from Socialism?

Communism-willing to go to revolution to make it happen (Extreme form of Socialism)

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Government that takes control over many aspects of people’s lives

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Totalitarianism

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People working together to benefit the whole?

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Collectivism

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Why did the USSR want to divide Germany after WWII?

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To weaken it and prevent future attacks

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What was the name of the plan to help the economies of Europe recover after WWII?Bonus if you know the official name

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Marshall Plan: European Recovery Program

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What was a post-war goal of the U.S.?

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Maintain peace and prosperity(spread democracy, open marketsFor trade)

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Why did the USSR refuse to allow freeelections in eastern Europe?

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Worried they would elect democraticGovernments (align with the US).

Wanted a buffer zone of communist nations

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How did the Japanese change Politically after WWII (give 3Examples)?

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•Created a Constitutional MonarchyWhere emperor became a figurehead•Gave people more individual rights(speech, press, assemble)•Women gained right to vote•Limited size of the military

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Who was the British leader to first use theterm “Iron Curtain”

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Winston Churchill

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What US general was placed in charge of the occupation of Japan?

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur

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What two countries did Truman want to provide aid to with the Truman Doctrine?

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Greece and Turkey

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George Kennan developed what foreign policy to prevent the spread of Communism

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Containment

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Name two of the conferences where the Allies discussed the post-war world.

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Cairo, Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam

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The blockade of what city ended when world opinion turned against the USSR?

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Berlin

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What might have caused the Soviet UnionTo distrust the US?

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•US intervention of Russian Rev.•U.S. refusal to recognize USSR until 1933•“Delayed” invasion of Western Europe•Most powerful nation (atomic weapons)

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Name three satellite nations of the Soviet Union? (any more will be bonus points!)

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Poland, Hungry, Romania, East Germany,Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia

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What military pact was formed in responseto NATO?

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Warsaw Pact

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What was Joseph Stalin’s primary goal after WWII?

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Create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe to Protect Soviet Union from future attacks

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What is the main goal of the UN?

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Maintain world peace and improve standard of living around the world

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What power does the “big five” of the Security Council have?

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Veto Power

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Who is the Secretary General of of the UN?

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Ban Ki-moonFrom South Korea

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Name the “Big Five” nations of the UN.

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U.S. USSR (now Russia) France United Kingdom People’s Republic of China

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Name three organs (organizations) with in theUN?

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Secretariat, General Assembly, Security Council, International Court of Justice Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council

Final Jeopardy

Why was the veto power of the permanent 5 in the UN a problem during the Cold War?

Final Jeopardy Answer

Because the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. could veto one another, nothing was accomplished and ineffective.