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Cold War

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Rivalry between US & 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 Korean 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 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 in to 2

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Cuban Missile crisis

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Soviet Union put misiles 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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What happened in 1961

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Berlin Wall was built

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What happened in 1950

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North Korea invades South Korea

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What happened in 1945

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Cold War starts

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What was built to divide east Berlin and West Berlin

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Berlin Wall

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What country divided into four parts after ww11

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Germany

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What happened in 1991

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Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore

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What were occupation zones?

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Areas in divided Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union

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What were hot spots?

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

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What was the Cold War

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45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union

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When was the Cuban missile crisis

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Soviet Union placed misiles in Cuba and pointed the USA

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How did the Cuban missile end

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Peaceful agreement misiles in Cuba and pointed the USA

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What was the Korean War

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Civil war in which North Korean invaded South Korea

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What was the iron amount

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Invisible line that divided communist and non communist and countries in Europe

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What was the outcome of the Korean War?

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After 3 years and no progress a muce was called

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What was the Vietnam war

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Civil war between communist north Vietnam and democratic

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