The cold war Flashcards
After WW2, which two countries were the 2 most powerful countries?
Soviet Union & US
Why did tension arise between the two countries?
very different political & economic systems
What did the cold war lead the 2 countries to develop?
Nuclear weapons
What did the USA fear of the USSR?
destruction of democracy & capitalism
What did the USSR fear of the US?
Domination of Europe through money
What are the years of the cold war?
1945~1991
What year did the Soviet union test their first nuclear weapon??
1949
Who built the wall around West Berlin, and why?
Germany, to prevent its population from escaping Soviet controlled east berlin to west berlin
What is containment?
stopping (communism )
What was the nuclear arms race?
The competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assumed Destruction
What does MAD mean?
Each superpower has enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the others
What countries were in the first world?
US, western Europe +
What countries were in the second world?
Soviet Union, china, Cuba
What countries were in the third world?
Neutral nations
