Cold War Review Flashcards
What happened in 1945
Cold War starts
What happened in 1945
Korean War starts
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall built
What was the Cold War
45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union
What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government
Communist= government in total control Capitalist= people in control
What is the iron curtain
Invisible line that divides communist and non communist country in Europe
What was the urban missile crisis
Soviet Union placed missal in Cuba and pointed
How did the Cuban missile crisis end
Peaceful agreement to remove all misses
What was the Korean War
Civil war which North Korean invaded South
What was the outcome of the Korean War
After 3 year and no progress a tribe was called
What country was divided into 4 parts
Germany
What was unique about the division
Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union
What was the Berlin Airlift
The USA and its allies used planes to air drop food and starving people of West Berlin
What was built to divide east and west Berlin
Berlin Wall
What caused the arms race between USA and USSR
Each country wanted a strong military presence on the globe scale
Why was the North Atlantic treaty organization established
To promote democracy and stop the spreed of communism
What was Nikita Khrushchev
The south dictator who put the missals in Cuba and USA
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 L all of Vietnam fell into communist
Who was Joseph McCarthy
US senator who scared people with his false claims of commitment caused the red scare
What did the TV change American society
Allowed Americans to “see” what was happening in the world instead of on the radio
What impact did space exploration have on the world
- Space travel/ NASA
2. People became able to watch actual history
What are occupation zones
Areas in divided Germany
What were hop stops
Areas in Germany with high tension
What happened in 1991
Soviet Union collapse and isn’t a thing anymore
