Cold War Review Flashcards
(25 cards)
Cold War
Rivalry between the US and Soviet Union fighting for World domination
Communism
Govt. has total control
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
Korean War
North Korea fought the South Korea
NATO
The NATO was supposed to stop communism
Joseph McCarthy
Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned Cuban missile
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba & aimed than at the USA
Vietnam War
Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided East Berlin (commies) & West Berlin
German Reunification
West & East Germany finally reunited
What happened in 1945
Cold War starts
What happened in 1950
Korean War starts; North Korea invades South Korea
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall was built
What was the Cold War
45 year long conflict of distrust between between USA and the 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
An invisible line that divided communist and non-communist countries in Europe
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba & pointed them at the USA
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end
Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba & Turkey
What was the Korean War
Civil War is which North Korea invaded South Korea
What was the outcome of the Korean War
After 3 years & no progress, a truce was called. Korea is still divided to this day
What country was divided into four parts after World War ll
Germany
What was unique about this division
Berlin the Germany Capitol, was controlled by the so Soviet Union
