Cold War Review Flashcards
(22 cards)
Cold War
Rivalry between UsS and Soviet Union fighting for the world domination
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
Communism
Govt has total control
Korean
North Korea invaded South Korea
NATO
North organizations made to step communism
Joseph Mcarthy
Anti committee senator who scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Or of the Soviet Union after Stalin planned Cuban missle crisis
Iron curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe
Cuban missile crisis
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA
Vietnam war
Committee north Vietnam fought south Vietnam
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided east Perlin committee and West Berlin
German reunification
West and east Germany finally reunited
What happened in 1945
Cold War starts
What happened in 1950
North Korea invaded South Korea
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall was built
Hat is the Cold War
45 year conflict distrust between USA and Soviet Union
What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government
Communist Govt in total control
Capitalist people in control
What was the Iron Curtain
Soviet Union placed missles in Cuba and pointed them at the USA
What was the Korean War
Civil war in which North Korea Invaded South Korea
What was the outcome of the Korean War
After three years and no progress a truce was called Korea is still divided to this day
What country was divided into four parts after WWII
Germany
What was unique about this division
Berlin the Germany capitol was controlled by the Soviets
