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Cold War Flashcards

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Vietnam War

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Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA

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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2

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Nikita Kruchchev

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Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin planned Cuban missile crisis

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Joseph McCarthy

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Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism

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Korean War

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Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

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Airlift

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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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Communism

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Government has total control

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Cold War

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Rivalry between US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided east Berlin and West Berlin

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German Reunification

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West and east Germany finally reunited

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1945

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Cold War starts

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1950

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Korean War; North Korea invades South Korea

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1961

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Berlin Wall is built

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Capitalist

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People are in control

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Occupation Zones

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

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1991

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Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore

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Berlin Airlift

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The US and it’s allies used planes to air drop food and supplies to the starving people of West Berlin who were trapped by the soviets

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Cause of Arms Race

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Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale

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Outcome of Korean War

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

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Division

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Berlin, the German Capital was controlled by the Soviet Union

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Hot Spots

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

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Impact of Space Exploration #1

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Space travel becomes a thing along with NASA

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Impact of Space Exploration #2

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People become able to watch actual history from their TVs

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