Cold War and Collapse of the Soviet Union Flashcards
1
Q
Cold War
A
War between US and Soviet Union
2
Q
Soviet Union
A
Wanted to spread communism
3
Q
United States
A
Wanted to contain communism
4
Q
Truman Doctrine
A
Containing communism
5
Q
Marshall Plan
A
The US gave money to European countries so they won’t fall to communism
6
Q
NATO
A
created by the US to protect allies if war broke out
7
Q
Warsaw Pact
A
Created by Soviet Union and was a defense alliance against NATO
8
Q
East Germany
A
communist and led by soviet union
9
Q
West Germany
A
Not communist and led by US
10
Q
Berlin Wall
A
Built by Soviets and was to prevent people in east berlin from coming into west berlin
