Cold War 2 Quiz Flashcards
(13 cards)
What was the Marshall Plan
Bribing European nations to resist communism.
What did Marshall Plan money go towards?
Food, equipment and economic aid.
Who got sections of Germany post WW2?
France, Britain, America, and the Soviet Union
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
What type of currency did people prefer?
The U.S.
What does Stalin do about people not liking USSR currency?
He closes all highways and rail routes into West Berlin.
How did they get food to East Berlin?
They dropped it by plane.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
attempt to break soviet blockades of west berlin.
Fly food and supplies to west Berlin.
what does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was NATO?
Military alliance between democratic countries.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
USSR response to the NATO alliance
A military alliance of communist countries.
Berlin Wall construction
In one night in the middle of the night with no warning.
1961
Around entire city
Ways people got across the Berlin Wall
Dug tunnels
Swam
Tank crash
Hot air balloons
