Cold War Flashcards
Potsdam Conference
conference addressing how to respond to WW2
Potsdam Members
US - Truman
UK - Churchill
USSR - Stalin
Potsdam Date
July 1945
Truman Doctrine
supporting democratic countries against pressure from others
Berlin Airlift
the US and UK airdropped supplies into East Berlin
East Germany Gov
USSR
West Germany Gov
US, UK, France
Korean War
war between North and South Korea
North Korea Allies
China and USSR
South Korea Allies
United Nations
Korean War Years
1950 - 1953
M.A.D.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Berlin Wall Up Date
August 1961
Berlin Wall Fall Date
November 9 1989
Cuban Missile Crisis Dates
October 16 - 29 1962
CUban Missile Crisis
nuclear threat towards US from USSR missiles in Cuba
Domino Theory
the theory that if one country falls to communism, so will its neighbors
Soviet Domino Theory
if one country falls to fundamentalist Islam, so will its neighbors
Vietnam War
war between North and South Vietnam
South Vietnam Ally
US
North Vietnam Ally
USSR
Vietnam War Dates
November 1 1955 - April 30 1975
Tet Offensive
surprise attack by North Vietnam Guerrilla Soldiers during Tet celebrations
Detente Period
1967 - 1979
Reagan’s Star Wars
proposed defensive system against nuclear missiles
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
the USSRs equivalent of Vietnam
Soviets in Afghanistan Years
1979 - 1986
Perestroika Idea
economy shifted to a more independent model and democratic elections
Glasnost Idea
increased freedoms of speech, press, and religion
Fall of the Soviet Union Date
December 25 1991
