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Cold War Review Flashcards

1
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What happened in 1945

A

Cold War starts

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2
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What happened in 1945

A

Korean War starts

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3
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What happened in 1961

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Berlin Wall built

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4
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What was the Cold War

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45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union

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5
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What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government

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Communist= government in total control 
Capitalist= people in control
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6
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What is the iron curtain

A

Invisible line that divides communist and non communist country in Europe

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7
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What was the urban missile crisis

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Soviet Union placed missal in Cuba and pointed

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8
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How did the Cuban missile crisis end

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Peaceful agreement to remove all misses

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What was the Korean War

A

Civil war which North Korean invaded South

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What was the outcome of the Korean War

A

After 3 year and no progress a tribe was called

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11
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What country was divided into 4 parts

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Germany

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12
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What was unique about the division

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Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union

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13
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What was the Berlin Airlift

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The USA and its allies used planes to air drop food and starving people of West Berlin

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14
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What was built to divide east and west Berlin

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Berlin Wall

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15
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What caused the arms race between USA and USSR

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Each country wanted a strong military presence on the globe scale

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16
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Why was the North Atlantic treaty organization established

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To promote democracy and stop the spreed of communism

17
Q

What was Nikita Khrushchev

A

The south dictator who put the missals in Cuba and USA

18
Q

What was the Vietnam war

A

Civil war between communist north Vietnam and democratic south Vietnam

19
Q

What was the outcome of the Vietnam war

A

South Vietnam and USA take the L all of Vietnam fell into communist

20
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Who was Joseph McCarthy

A

US senator who scared people with his false claims of commitment caused the red scare

21
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What did the TV change American society

A

Allowed Americans to “see” what was happening in the world instead of on the radio

22
Q

What impact did space exploration have on the world

A
  1. Space travel/ NASA

2. People became able to watch actual history

23
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What are occupation zones

A

Areas in divided Germany

24
Q

What were hop stops

A

Areas in Germany with high tension

25
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What happened in 1991

A

Soviet Union collapse and isn’t a thing anymore

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