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Unit 7 Quiz Study Guide: The Cold War

You should be able to define and describe the significance of the following vocab words

· Decolonization

· Containment

· Totalitarianism

· Domino Theory

· Non-Aligned Movement

· Self Determination

· Pan Africanism / Pan African Unity

· Proxy War

· Year of Africa

· Cuban Missile Crisis

· Decolonization

· UN Resolution 82

· Armistice

· NATO

· Warsaw Pact

· Bay of Pigs Invasion

1. What is the Cold War? Who was it fought between? What was it fought over?

2. Why was the Cold war called the “Cold War”?

3. How was the Cold War connected to decolonization?

4. What are the 3 main causes of decolonization after WWII?

5. What is the Cold War, who was it fought between, and what was it fought over?

6. You should be able to describe what happened during the Korean war including…

1. How it relates to World War 2

2. How it was a proxy war

3. What side the US supported, and what side the USSR supported

4. What happened during the war

5. What the results of the war were

7. What was the Bay of Pigs invasion? Include the purpose, who was involved, and what ultimate happened.

8. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? When did it happen? What led up to the Cuban Missile Crisis? What was the result/what happened?

9. How was Pan Africanism / Pan African Unity related to World War 1, World War 2, and decolonization?

10. What was the Year of Africa? Why was it important?

11. You should be able to describe the country you were assigned for the Year of Africa World Tour