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Cold War 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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Govt. 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 War

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Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

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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-commie 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 missile crisis

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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that 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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Commie North Vietnam fought south Vietnam

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided east Berlin (commies) & West Berlin

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German Reunification

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West & east Germany finally reunited

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When does the Cold War start?

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1945

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When does the Korean War start?

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1950

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What happened in 1961?

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Berlin Wall is built

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How long was the Cold War?

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45 years

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What country was divided into four parts after World War II?

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Germany

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When did the Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore?

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1991

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What were hot spots?

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Areas in Germany with high tension between communist and non-communist

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When is the Berlin Wall destroyed?

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1989

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What is Distrust?

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Each side thought the other side was trying to rule the world

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Who are in the superpowers?

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US and Soviet Union

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What are occupation zones?

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Capital of Berlin was controlled by Soviets

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When did the Korean War end?

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1953

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How long did it take for Germany to reunite?

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30 years

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