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cold war
26 cards·by MaddieBug1
what is the time of extreme tension between the united states and the soviet union without any
direct warfare known as?
Cold War
what technology did the soviet union aqiure after WW2
nuclear weapons
After WW2 what part of europe did the soviet union control?
Eastern Europe
What did Winston Churchill call the symbolic division created by communist countries in
Europe after WW2?
Iron Curtain
what type of government did the countries controlled by the soviet union have?
communist
Who spread the fear of communism throughout America?
Joseph Mcarthy
who won the Korean War?
neither side (tie)
During the Cold War, the US, Canada, and Western European countries formed and alliance
called _________
NATO
What was it called when the soviets blockaded Berlin and British and American pilots dropped
food and supplies into the city
Berlin airlift
What did the soviets build to stop people in communist East Berlin from fleeing to democratic
West Berlin?
Berlin wall
Which soviet leader was responsible for placing nuclear weapons in Cuba aimed at the US
Nikita krushchev
Which country, along with the United States was a super power during the cold war
Soviet Union
When did the Cold War end
1991
Ruled Soviet Union during WW2 after Vladimir lenin
Josef Stalin
Who was the best
Superpowers
Truman sent planes with supplies
Berlin airlift
Soviet Union vs. United States no fighting
Cold war
Economic and political system
Communism
US policy that provided aid-industrial-financial
Reunification
North Atlantic treaty origination
Nato
1961-1989 east and West Berlin wire and concrete barrier
Berlin wall
Explosive device BOOM BOOM
Nuclear weapons
Treaty signed in 1955 that established
Warsaw pact
Political barrier
Iron curtain
Created by US and Western Europe block soviet aggression and communism
Containment policy
What type of countries controlled by the us and Great Britain have
Democratic