Cold War Flashcards
Cold War
Rivalry between 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
Commie North Korea invaded South Korea
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made 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 crisis
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them 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
When does the Cold War start?
1945
When does the Korean War start?
1950
What happened in 1961?
Berlin Wall is built
How long was the Cold War?
45 years
What country was divided into four parts after World War II?
Germany
When did the Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore?
1991
What were hot spots?
Areas in Germany with high tension between communist and non-communist
When is the Berlin Wall destroyed?
1989
What is Distrust?
Each side thought the other side was trying to rule the world
Who are in the superpowers?
US and Soviet Union
What are occupation zones?
Capital of Berlin was controlled by Soviets
When did the Korean War end?
1953
How long did it take for Germany to reunite?
30 years
