Cold War Review Flashcards
1
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Cold War
A
Rivalry between US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination.
2
Q
Communism
A
Government has total control
3
Q
Airlift
A
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
4
Q
Korean War
A
Commie North Korea invaded South Korea
5
Q
NATO
A
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism
6
Q
Joseph McCarthy
A
Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism
7
Q
Nikita Khrushchev
A
Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned Cuban missile crisis
8
Q
Iron Curtain
A
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2
9
Q
Cuban Missile Crisis
A
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA
10
Q
Vietnam War
A
Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam
11
Q
Berlin Wall
A
Wall that divided East Berlin (commies) and West Berlin
12
Q
German Reunification
A
West and East Germany finally reunited
