cold war

Question 1

cold war

Answer 1

rivalry between US and soviet union fighting for world domination

Question 2

communism

Answer 2

govt has total control

Question 3

airlift

Answer 3

flying supplies into berlin to help those in need

Question 4

korean war

Answer 4

communism north korea invaded south korea

Question 5

nato

Answer 5

north atlantic treaty organization, made to stop communism

Question 6

joseph mccarthy

Answer 6

anti-communism senator who scared americans about communism

Question 7

nikita khruchchev

Answer 7

dictator of the soviet union afterstalin, planned cuban missile crisis

Question 8

iron curtain

Answer 8

symbolic boundary that divided europe into 2

Question 9

cuban missile crisis

Answer 9

soviet union put missile in cuba and aimed them at the USA

Question 10

vietnam war

Answer 10

communism north vietnam fought south system

Question 11

berlin wall

Answer 11

wall that divided east and west berlin

Question 12

german reunification

Answer 12

they reunited after a long time

Question 13

what happened in 1945

Answer 13

cold war starts

Question 14

what happened in 1950

Answer 14

north korea invades south korea

Question 15

what happened in 196

Answer 15

berlin wall is built

Question 16

what was the cold war

Answer 16

45 year long conflict or distrust between USA and soviet union

Question 17

what are the differences between a communist and a capitalist govt.

Answer 17

communist- govt in control

capitalist- people in control

Question 18

what was the iron curtain

Answer 18

invisible line that divided communists and non-communist countries in europe

Question 19

what was the cuban missile crisis

Answer 19

soviet union places missiles in cuba and pointed the USA

Question 20

how did the cuban missile crisis end

Answer 20

peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from cuba and turkey

Question 21

what was the korean war

Answer 21

civil war in which north korea invaded south korea

Question 22

what was the outcome of the korean war

Answer 22

after 3 years and no progress a truce was called and korea is still divided to this day

Question 23

what country was divided into four parts after world war II

Answer 23

germany

Question 24

what was uni1ue about this division

Answer 24

berlin the german capitol was controlled by the soviet union

Question 25

what was the berlin airlift

Answer 25

the us and it’s allies used planes to airdrop food and supplies to the starving people of west berlin who were trapped by the soviets

Question 26

what was built to divided east and west berlin

Answer 26

berlin wall

Question 27

what caused the arms race between the US and USSR

Answer 27

each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale

Question 28

why was the north atlantic treaty organization established

Answer 28

to promote democracy and stop communism from spreading

Question 29

who was nikita kruchchev

Answer 29

the soviet dictator who put the missiles in cuba and pointed them at the US

Question 30

what was the vietnam war

Answer 30

civil war between communist north vietnam and democratic south vietnam

Question 31

what was the outcome of the vietnam war

Answer 31

south vietnam and USA ake the L, and all of vietnam fell into communism

Question 32

who was joseph mccarthy

Answer 32

US senator who scared people with his false claims and caused the red scare

Question 33

what did the television change american history

Answer 33

allowed americans to see what’s happening around the world instead of relying on the radio

Question 34

what impact did space exploration have on the world

Answer 34

1- space travel becomes a thing, along with NASA | 2- people become able to watch actual history from their tv’s

Question 35

what were occupation zones

Answer 35

areas in divided germany that were occupied by the soviet union

Question 36

what were hot spots

Answer 36

areas in germany with high tension between communists and non-communists

Question 37

what happened in 1991

Answer 37

soviet union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore