Cold War Flashcards
Cold War
Rivalry between Us and Soviet Union fighting for domination.
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
Korean War
When communist North Korea invaded South Korea
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance.
Nikita Krustchev
Director of the Soviet Union after Stalin
Iron curtain
The boundary that split Europe in two
Cuban missile crisis
When Russia put missiles in Cuba
Vietnam war
When north Vietnam invaded south Vietnam
Berlin Wall
The wall that split Berlin into two
German reunification
Germans got back together
Communism
Government has total control
Joseph Mcarthy
Anti commie senator who scared Americans about communism.
Occupation zones
Areas in Germany with high tension between communist and non communist
1991
Soviet Union collapses
Hot spots
Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non communists