Cold War Review ✏️ Flashcards

1
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NATO

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism 🛑

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Iron Curtain

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Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2 ➗

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that divided East Berlin (commie) and West Berlin ➗

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4
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Vietnam War

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Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam 🇻🇳

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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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Korean War

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Commie North Korea invaded South Korean 🇰🇵vs.🇰🇷

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7
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German Reunification

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West & East Germany finally reunited

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Joseph McCarthy

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Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned the Cuban Missile Crisis

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10
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Cold War

A

Rivalry between USA & Soviet Union fighting for world domination

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11
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Communism

A

Government has total control

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12
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Airlift

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Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need

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13
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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

A

Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey

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14
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What was the Cold War?

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A 45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union

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15
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What happened in 1945?

A

The Cold War started

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16
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What happened in 1961?

A

Berlin Wall is built

17
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What country was divided into 4?

A

Germany

18
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What was the outcome of the Korean War?

A

After 3 years and no progress a truce was called. Korea is still divided to this day.

19
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What happened in 1991?

A

Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore

20
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What impact did space exploration have on the world?

A
  1. Space travel becomes a thing, along with NASA

2. People become able to watch actual history from their TVs

21
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What are occupation zones?

A

Areas divided in Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union

22
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What are hot spots?

A

Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non-communists

23
Q

What caused the arms race between the US and USSR?

A

Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale

24
Q

What was built to divide East Berlin and West Berlin?

A

Berlin Wall

25
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Why was the NATO organization established?

A

To promote democracy and stop the spread of communism