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Cold War Flashcards

1
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Rivalry between US & Soviet Union fighting for world domination

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Cold War

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2
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Govt. has total control

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Communism

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3
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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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Airlift

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4
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Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

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Korean War

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5
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism

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NATO

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

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Nikita Kruchchev

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anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism

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Joseph McCarthy

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symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2

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Iron Curtain

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Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at US

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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10
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Google that divided East Berlin (commies) and West Berlin

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Berlin Wall

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Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam

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Vietnam War

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12
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West and East Germany finally reunited

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German Reunification

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Last leader of the Soviet Union & born in 1931

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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14
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What The arms race between the US and USSR?

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Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale.

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1961

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Berlin Wall is built

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16
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1950

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Korean War Starts

17
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1945

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Cold War Starts

18
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Communist vs Capitalist

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Communist: govt. is in total control
Capitalist: people in control

19
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Civil War which North Korea invaded South Korea

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Korean War

20
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Korean War Outcome

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After 3 years and no progress interest is called, Korea is still divided to this day

21
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Areas in divided Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union

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Occupation Zones

22
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Hot spots

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

23
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1991

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Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore

24
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What impact did space exploration have on the world?

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1: space travels becomes a thing
2: people become able to watch actual history from their TVs

25
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What did the TV change in American society?

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Allowed Americans to “see” what’s happening around the world instead of relying on the radio

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