• Conflict: Cold War proxy wars, Cuban Missile Crisis, ideological competition
• Power and abuse of power: Stalin's continued repression, Mao's Cultural Revolution, both superpowers' interventions in smaller countries
• Impact of technology: Nuclear weapons, satellites, missile systems, eventually information technology
• Desire for human rights: Dissident movements, Tiananmen Square, Solidarity, fall of the Berlin Wall
• Cultural diffusion: Spread of American culture; spread of communist ideology

XIII. Need-to-Know Points (Self-Test Checklist)

Origins

1. Name three decisions made at the Yalta Conference.
2. Explain the meaning of Churchill's "Iron Curtain" phrase.
3. Define containment and identify its author.
4. State the Truman Doctrine in one sentence.
5. Explain the goals and date of the Marshall Plan.
6. Identify the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, including dates.
7. Identify NATO and the Warsaw Pact, including their formation dates.

China

Identify Mao Zedong and the date the People's Republic of China was proclaimed. Explain the Great Leap Forward and its outcome. Explain the Cultural Revolution and its targets. Identify Deng Xiaoping and describe his reforms. Explain the significance of Nixon's visit to China in 1972. Identify Tiananmen Square (1989) and its significance.

Korea and Vietnam

State the dates of the Korean War. Explain why China intervened in the Korean War. State the outcome of the Korean War (armistice, division at 38th parallel). Identify Ho Chi Minh. Identify Dien Bien Phu and its significance. Identify the Tet Offensive and its significance. State when and how the Vietnam War ended.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Identify Fidel Castro and how he came to power. Identify the Bay of Pigs incident. Explain how the Cuban Missile Crisis began and how it ended. State two consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis.