Cold War Flashcards

1
Q

Cold War was a period of ?nand their respective allies at the end of the World War II that lasted from1945 to 1991.

A

geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

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There was a offical war between su and us t or f

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F

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3
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There were ? between the two power countries.

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political and economic tension

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4
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competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop ?

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aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight.- space race

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Arms race

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Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union on nuclear weapon superiority.

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Proxy wars

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armed conflicts happened between the active allies of US and Soviet Union during the cold war.

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Cold war start

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POST-WAR PLANS OF POWERFUL COUNTRIES
DISTRUST
TENSION IN POTSDAM CONFERENCE
IDEOLOGICAL RIVALRY

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? held on February1945 at the end of World War II which was attended by the three new world superpowers: ?
About what?

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The Yalta Conference was

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union.

• re-establishment of the nations that were damaged during the war.

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9
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Fought over which country?

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Poland

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10
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settling matters related to Germany and Poland.

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Potsdam conf

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11
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Germany was divided into ? occupation zones between .?

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4, US, France, Great Britain, and USSR.

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12
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? pledged to provide military and economic assistance to any country threatened by ?

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Truman doctrine.
Communism

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13
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was a key element of the U.S. strategy to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War

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Truman doctrine

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14
Q

? doubted the DISTRUST intensions of US in helping the European
countries damaged by the second worId war.

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Joseph stalin

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15
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Another thing, the United States and Great Britain did not include “ about the creation atomic bomb

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Su

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16
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Democratic

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Us

17
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Communist

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SU

18
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no governing and ruling class.

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SU

19
Q

barriers to seal off itself and its east allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.

A

Iron curtain

20
Q

a symbol of the Cold War and the division between East and West, and its eventual fall in 1989 marked the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany.

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Berlin wall

21
Q

Where was berlin wall buit

A

Germany

22
Q

The world was divided into two factions:

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Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc.

23
Q

West

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US,

24
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East

A

SU

25
Q

Us supporting

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West Germany
Taiwan
SK
S vietnam

26
Q

Supporting su

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E germany
Peoples republic of china
NK
N Vietnam

27
Q

Why did cold war end?

A

Economic reasons