Cold War Review Flashcards
Cold War
Rivalry between US and Soviet Union fighting for world domination
Communism
Government has total control
Airlift
Flying supplies into Berlin to help those in need
Korean
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made to stop communism
Joseph McCarthy
Anti communist senator who scared Americans about communism
Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin, planned Cuban missed crisis
Iron Curtain
Symbolic boundary that’s divided Europe into 2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the USA
Vietnam War
Communist North Vietnam fought South Vietnam
Berlin Wall
Wall that divided east Berlin ( communists) and West Berlin
German Renuification
West and East Germany finally reunited
What happened in 1945
Cold War Starts
What happened in 1950
Korean War Starts ; North Korea invades South Korea
What happened in 1961
Berlin Wall is built
What was the Cold War
45 year long conflict of distrust between Us and Soviet Union
What are the differences between a communist and a capitalist government
Communist: government in total control
Capitalist: people in control
What was the iron curtain
Invisible line that divided communists and non communist countries in Europe
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba and pointed them at the USA
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end
Peaceful agreement to remove all nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey
What was the Korean War
Civil War in which North Korea invaded South Korea
What was the outcome of the Korean War
After 3 years and no progress a truce was called. Korea is still dived to this day
What country was divided into four parts after WW1
Germany
What was unique about this division
Berlin, the German capital was controlled by the Soviet Union
What was the Berlin Airlift
The US and it’s allies used planes to air drop food and supplies to the starving people of West Berlin who were trapped by the Soviets
What was built to divide East and West Berlin
Berlin Wall
What caused the arms race between the US and USSR
Each Country wanted a strong military presence an a global scale
What was NATO established
To promote democracy and stop the spread of communism
Who was Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet dictator who put the missiles in Cuba and pointed them at the US
What was the Vietnam War
South Vietnam and USA lose. All of the Vietnam fell into communism
Who was Joseph McCarthy
US senator who scared people with his false claim of communism, caused the Red Scare
What did the television change American society
Allowed Americans to “see” what’s happening around the world instead of relying on the radio
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 TV’s
What were occupation zones
Areas in Germany that were occupied by the Soviet Union
What were hot spots
Areas in Germany with high tension between communists and non communists
What happened in 1991
Soviet Union collapses and isn’t a thing anymore
