Instituto Panamericano

Group members:
Edgar Cortés
Hasadías Trujillo
María Vásquez

10°A

History
Prof. Alis Barahona
THE COLD WAR II PART

24/09
2021
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I Part Find and illustrated each biographies about the Cold War Conflicts. (9 pts)

Anastasio Somoza
US relations with the Somozas of Nicaragua were irregular and oscillating throughout their 43 years of
dictatorship. The US benefited strategically and economically from them, and the Somozas sustained and
enriched themselves for such a long period thanks to the tolerance, diplomatic support, and military aid that the
US provided. The interdependence of their interests constitutes a paradigmatic example of the exchanges
between a small country and the great leading power of the Western Bloc, within the context of the Cold War.

Lyndon Johnson
The Cold War was a relevant event during Johnson's presidency, the main problem was the participation of the
United States in Vietnam. Johnson came to view Vietnam as a national challenge. Withdrawing from South
Vietnam and turning it over to the Communists would undermine America's authority and ability to lead the
Cold War. During 1964, Johnson strengthened the United States military presence in South Vietnam and
appointed General William Westmoreland and Maxwell Taylor to important roles there. The president privately
consented to military action against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.

Nikita Khrushchev
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during a part of the Cold War. He served as first secretary of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union, between 1953 and 1964, and as president of the Council of Ministers,
between 1956 and 1962. Khrushchev was responsible for the partial de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for
supporting the Soviet space program and of several relatively liberal reforms in domestic politics. His internal
policies, aimed at improving the lives of ordinary citizens, were often ineffective. Hoping to finally have missiles
for national defense, Khrushchev ordered major cuts in conventional forces. But despite the cuts, his
government lived through the most tense years of the Cold War, culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
II Part Write on the line the correct letter Multiple Choice. (5 pts)

1.__d__ What actions were evidence that Nikita Khrushchev did not approve of Joseph Stalin?
a) Khrushchev sent tanks into Budapest in November 1956.
b) Khrushchev called for “peacefull competition” with capitalist states.
c) Khrushchev lost power after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
d) Khrushchev encouraged the destruction of all statues and monuments.

2.__d__Why did the United States secretly fund both Iraq and Iran during the war between the two
countries in 1980?
a) The United States wanted the Cold War to stay out of the región.
b) The United States wanted the two countries to fight the Soviet Union.
c) The United States wanted the two countries to be able to still produce oil.
d) The United States wanted the balance of power in the region to remain the same.

3.__c__ What was Khrushchev's main goal when he took power I 1953?
a) To end the Cold War.
b) To build missiles in Cuba.
c) To purge the country of Stalin`s memory.
d) To allow democracy in satellite countries.

4.__c__What was significant about the Helsinki Accords?

a) The countries that signed it refused to engage in détente.
b) The countries that signed it refused to send satellites into space.
c) The countries that signed it agreed to cooperate with each other.
d) The countries that signed it promised to remain neutral in the Cold War.
5.__c__What is the primary reason that the United States funded Batista in Cuba and Somoza in
Nicaragua?
a) To help the countries stay nonaligned.
b) To allow the countries to educate their populations.
c) To prevent the countries from becoming Communist.
d) To give the countries a chance to build a nuclear arsenal.

III Part Drag the events into chronological order from top to bottom. Write on the chart the number of
events in order. (12 pts)

1. French controls most of Indochina.

2. Ho Chi Minh joins the Communists and strikes against the French.
3. Japanese seize control of Vietnam.
4. French suffers a major defeat at Dien Bien Phu.
5. International peace conference meets in Geneva and divides Vietnam into north and south.
6. Protesters are imprisoned.

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