The reason for conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union
What is competing ideologies (capitalism/democracy vs. communism) BOTH SAW EACHOTHER AS A THREAT TO THE OTHER'S NATIONAL SECURITY
The main reason for the Korean War.
What is the spread of Communism or What is the fear that Communism would spread or What is CONTAINMENT
The race between the US and the Soviet Union to build powerful nuclear weapons.
What is The Nuclear Arms Race.
The talks/agreement to slow down nuclear weapons
What are the SALT Talks - Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
The leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War (Hint: he had a killer mustache)
Who is Joseph Stalin.
The European country that was divided into two at the Yalta Conference.
What is Germany.
The United States Ally during the Korean War - what side did the U.S. support?
Who is South Korea.
As the U.S. began supporting the South Vietnamese Army which country began supporting the North Vietnamese and Vietcong in the South?
What is the Soviet Union
The Soviet leader who made reforms in the Soviet Union that led to the lessoning of tensions in the Cold War.
* Detente=Lessoning of tension in the Cold War
* His policies also bring about nationalist movements in Eastern Europe and development of new states
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
The political and economic ideology of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
What is Communism.
The division between Eastern and Western Europe was often called... hint: named by Winston Churchill
What is The Iron Curtain.
One of the most dangerous borders or DMZ in the world - dividing North and South Korea.
What is The 38th Parallel.
The U.S. involves itself in 2 armed conflicts on this continent because of containment - the foreign policy goal of stopping the spread of communism
What is Asia
Openness - the policy that ended censorship and allowed people to openly discuss problems in the Soviet Union
What is Glasnost
A doctrine that opposed the spread of Communism in European countries by economic and military aid.
What is the Truman Doctrine.
The military alliance formed by Western European countries to try to defeat the Soviet Union.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
In this way, Korea and Germany were similar during the Cold War - hint: think about ideology
What is divided by communist and democratic
The leader of the North Vietnamese guerilla group, the Vietcong, that attempted to make Vietnam a communist state.
Who is Ho Chi Minh.
The economic reform that was designed to stimulate the Soviet economy and raise citizens standard of living
What is Perestroika
Eastern European countries under Soviet control and influence.
What are Satellite States
*These states extended the power of the Soviet Union
When the US dropped food and supplies to this struggling community during the Cold War...
What is The Berlin Airlift.
The Korean War was significant because it was the first time this organization used military force to oppose aggression.
What is the United Nations.
The name of the dangerous 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
This occured in 1989 and was a symbol of the end of the Cold War
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall