Cold War Review Flashcards

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Cold War

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Rivalry between US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination

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Communism

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Government has total control

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Airlift

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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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Korean

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Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

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5
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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism

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Joseph McCarthy

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Anti communist senator who scared Americans about communism

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned Cuban missed crisis

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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that’s divided Europe into 2

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA

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Vietnam War

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Communist North Vietnam fought South Vietnam

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided east Berlin ( communists) and West Berlin

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German Renuification

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West and East Germany finally reunited

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What happened in 1945

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Cold War Starts

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What happened in 1950

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Korean War Starts ; North Korea invades South Korea

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What happened in 1961

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Berlin Wall is built

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16
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What was the Cold War

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45 year long conflict of distrust between Us and Soviet Union

17
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What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government

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Communist: government in total control
Capitalist: people in control

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What was the iron curtain

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Invisible line that divided communists and non communist countries in Europe

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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba and pointed them at the USA

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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end

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Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey

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What was the Korean War

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Civil War in which North Korea invaded South Korea

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What was the outcome of the Korean War

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After 3 years and no progress a truce was called. Korea is still dived to this day

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What country was divided into four parts after WW1

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What was unique about this division

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Berlin, the German capital was controlled by the Soviet Union

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What was the Berlin Airlift
The US and it’s allies used planes to air drop food and supplies to the starving people of West Berlin who were trapped by the Soviets
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What was built to divide East and West Berlin
Berlin Wall
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What caused the arms race between the US and USSR
Each Country wanted a strong military presence an a global scale
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What was NATO established
To promote democracy and stop the spread of communism
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Who was Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet dictator who put the missiles in Cuba and pointed them at the US
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What was the Vietnam War
South Vietnam and USA lose. All of the Vietnam fell into communism
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Who was Joseph McCarthy
US senator who scared people with his false claim of communism, caused the Red Scare
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What did the television change American society
Allowed Americans to “see” what’s happening around the world instead of relying on the radio
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What impact did space exploration have on the world
1. Space Travel becomes a thing, along with NASA | 2. People become able to watch actual history from their TV’s
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What were occupation zones
Areas in Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union
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What were hot spots
Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non communists
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What happened in 1991
Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore