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Cold war review ;-; Flashcards

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Cold War

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Rivalry between the US/ Soviet Union fighting for WORLD DOMINATION

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Communism

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The gov has total control

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Airlift

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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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Korean War

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Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism

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Joseph McCarthy

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Anti-Commie senator who scared Americans about communism

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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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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2 countries

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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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Vietnam War

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Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided East Berlin/ West Berlin

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German Reunification

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West and East Germany finally reunited

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Cold War

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Rivalry between the US/ Soviet Union fighting for WORLD DOMINATION

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Airlift

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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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Korean War

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Commie North Korea invaded South Korea

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism

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Joseph McCarthy

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Anti-Commie senator who scared Americans about communism

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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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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2 countries

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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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Vietnam War

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Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided East Berlin/ West Berlin

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German Reunification

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West and East Germany finally reunited

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What happened in 1945?

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The Cold War starts

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Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Soviet Union placed missiles into Cuba and pointed them at the USA

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What happened in 1961?

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The Berlin Wall is built

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