Cold War Flashcards
Cold War
Rivalry between US & 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 Korean invaded South Korea
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization made to stop communism
Joseph McCarthy
Anti commie senator scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin planned Cuban missile crisis
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe in to 2
Cuban Missile crisis
Soviet Union put misiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA
Vietnam War
Commie North Vietnam fought south Vietnam
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall was built
What happened in 1950
North Korea invades South Korea
What happened in 1945
Cold War starts
What was built to divide east Berlin and West Berlin
Berlin Wall
What country divided into four parts after ww11
Germany
What happened in 1991
Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore
What were occupation zones?
Areas in divided Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union
What were hot spots?
Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non- communist
What was the Cold War
45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union
When was the Cuban missile crisis
Soviet Union placed misiles in Cuba and pointed the USA
How did the Cuban missile end
Peaceful agreement misiles in Cuba and pointed the USA
What was the Korean War
Civil war in which North Korean invaded South Korea
What was the iron amount
Invisible line that divided communist and non communist and countries in Europe
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
After 3 years and no progress a muce was called
What was the Vietnam war
Civil war between communist north Vietnam and democratic
