Cold War Review ✏️ Flashcards
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism 🛑
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that divided Europe into 2 ➗
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided East Berlin (commie) and West Berlin ➗
Vietnam War
Commie North Vietnam fought South Vietnam 🇻🇳
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA 🇺🇸
Korean War
Commie North Korea invaded South Korean 🇰🇵vs.🇰🇷
German Reunification
West & East Germany finally reunited
Joseph McCarthy
Anti-commie senator who scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
Rivalry between USA & Soviet Union fighting for world domination
Communism
Government has total control
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey
What was the Cold War?
A 45 year long conflict of distrust between USA and Soviet Union
What happened in 1945?
The Cold War started
What happened in 1961?
Berlin Wall is built
What country was divided into 4?
Germany
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 happened in 1991?
Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore
What impact did space exploration have on the world?
- Space travel becomes a thing, along with NASA
2. People become able to watch actual history from their TVs
What are occupation zones?
Areas divided in Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union
What are hot spots?
Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non-communists
What caused the arms race between the US and USSR?
Each country wanted a strong military presence on a global scale
What was built to divide East Berlin and West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
