Cold War

Question 1

What happened in 1945?

Answer 1

Cold War starts

Question 2

What happened in 1950

Answer 2

Korean War starts North Korea invades South Korea

Question 3

What happened in 1961

Answer 3

Berlin Wall is built

Question 4

What was the Cold War

Answer 4

45 year long conflict of distrust beUSA and Soviet Union

Question 5

What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government?

Answer 5

Communist = government in total control 
Capitalist= people in control

Question 6

What was the “Iron Curtain”?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 7

Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba & pointed them at the USA

Question 8

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

Answer 8

Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba &Turkey

Question 9

What was the Korean War?

Answer 9

Civil war in North Korea invaded South Korea

Question 10

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Answer 10

After three years of no progress a truce was called Korea is still divided to this day

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Germany

Question 12

What was unique about this division?

Answer 12

Berlin the German capital was controlled by the Soviet Union

Question 13

What was the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 13

The US & it’s allies used planes to air drop food & supplies to the starving ppl of West Berlin who where trapped by the Soviets

Question 14

What was built to divide East Berlin and West Berlin?

Answer 14

Berlin Wall

Question 15

What caused the arms race between the US and USSR

Answer 15

Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale

Question 16

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization established?

Answer 16

To promote democracy & stop the spread of communism

Question 17

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

Answer 17

The Soviet dictator who put the missiles in Cuba & pointed them @ the U.S.

Question 18

What was the Vietnam War?

Answer 18

Civil War between communist North Vietnam & democratic south Vietnam

Question 19

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

Answer 19

South Vietnam and USA take the L. all of Vietnam fell in to communism

Question 20

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

Answer 20

Us senator who scared people with his false claims of communism caused the Red Scare

Question 21

What did the television change American society?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What impact did space exploration have on the world?

Answer 22

1. Space travel become a thing along with NASA

2. People because able to watch actual history from their tv

Question 23

What were occupation zones?

Answer 23

1. Areas in divided Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union

Question 24

What were hot spots?

Answer 24

1. Areas in Germany with high tension between communist and non communist

Question 25

What happened in 1991?

Answer 25

1. Soviet Union Collapses and isn’t a thing anymore

Question 26

Cold War

Answer 26

Rivalry between US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination

Question 27

Communist

Answer 27

Government has total control

Question 28

Airlift

Answer 28

Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

Question 29

Korean War

Answer 29

Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

Question 30

NATO

Answer 30

North Atlantic Treaty Organization made to stop communism