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 are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government?

Answer 4

Communist= government is in total control
Capitalist= people in control

Question 5

What was the Iron Curtain?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 6

Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba and pointed them at the U.S.

Question 7

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

Answer 7

Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey.

Question 8

What was the Korean War?

Answer 8

Civil War in which North Korea invaded South Korea.

Question 9

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Answer 9

After 3 years and no progress a truce was called. Korea is still divided to this day.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Germany

Question 11

What was unique about this division?

Answer 11

Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union.

Question 12

What was the Berlin airlift?

Answer 12

The U.S and its allies used phones to drop food and supplies to the starving people of West Berlin who were trapped by the Soviets.

Question 13

What was built to divide East and West Berlin?

Answer 13

Berlin Wall

Question 14

What caused the arms race between the U.S and USSR?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Why was NATO established?

Answer 15

To promote democracy and to stop communism from spreading.

Question 16

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

Answer 16

The Soviet dictator who put the missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the U.S.

Question 17

What was the Vietnam War?

Answer 17

Civil War between communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam.

Question 18

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

Answer 18

South Vietnam and U.S.A take the L, all of Vietnam fell into communism.

Question 19

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

Answer 19

U.S senator who scared people with his false claims of communism, caused the Red Scare.

Question 20

What did the television change American Society?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What impact did space exploration have on the world?

Answer 21

1. Space travel becomes a thing along with NASA.

2. People become able to watch actual history from their TV’s.

Question 22

What were occupation zones?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What were hot spots?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What happened in 1991?

Answer 24

Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore.

Question 25

Cold War

Answer 25

Rivalry between the US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination.

Question 26

Communism

Answer 26

Government has total control.

Question 27

Airlift

Answer 27

Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need.

Question 28

Korean War

Answer 28

Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.

Question 29

NATO

Answer 29

North Atlantic Treaty Orginization made to stop communism.

Question 30

German Reunification

Answer 30

West and East Germany finally reunited.