Cold War Review Flashcards
Cold War
Rivalry between US Soviet Union fighting War
Communism
Govt has total control
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
Korean War
Commie North Korea invaded South Korea
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism
Joseph McCarthy
Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union after stain, planned Cuban missile crisis
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided aeropuerto into 2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union put missives in Cuba and aimed them at the USA
Vietnam War
Commie North Vietnam Fought South Vietnam
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided east Berlin (commies) a West Berlin
German Reunification
West and East Germany finally reunited
What happened in 1945
Cold war starts
What happened in 1950
Korean War starts North, Korea invades South Korea
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall is Built
What was the Cold War
45 years long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union
What are the different between a communist and a capitalist government
Communist Government in total control
What was the “iron curtain”
The invisible line that divided communists and non-communist countries in Europe
What was te Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union placed missies in Cuba and pointed them at the USA
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end
Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey
What was the Korean War
Civil war in which North Korea invaded South Korea
What was the outcome of the Korean War
After 3 years and no progress a truce was called Korea is still divided to this day
What country was divided into parts after World War ||
Germany
What was unique about this division
Berlin the Germany capital was controlled by the Soviet Union
What was the Berlin Airlift
The US and allies used planes to air drop food and supplies to the starving ppl of the West Berlin who were trapped by the Soviets
What was built to divide East Berlin and West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
What caused the arms race between the US and USSR?
Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization established?
To promise democracy and stop the spread of communism
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
The Soviet dictator who put the missiles in in Cuba and pointed them @ the U.S
What was the Vietnam War?
Civil War between communist North Vietnam and Democratic South Vietnam
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam and USA take the hall of Vietnam fell into communism
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
US senator who scared people with his false claims of communism caused the Red scare
What did th stele vision change America society?
Allowed Americans to “see” what happening around the world instead of relying on the radio
What was occupation zones?
Areas in divided Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union
