Post WWII
who controlled Eastern Europe after World War II?
The Soviet Union
What happened to many people from the east that tried to escape to the west?
They were jailed or shot.
Why could people in the Soviet Union not speak openly about how they felt about their government?
They could be arrested or killed for speaking out against the government.
What is the name of the time of intense political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII?
The Cold War
Why was graffiti only on the west side of the Berlin Wall?
No one could get close enough to the east side of the Berlin Wall without getting shot.
Why did the Soviet Union and the United States fight together during World War II?
They shared a common enemy, Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler.
What was the name of the barrier that separated eastern Europe from Western Europe?
The Iron Curtain
who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the beginning of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
What four countries divided and occupied Germany after World War II?
United Kingdom
France
United States
Soviet Union
What prevented the two superpowers from starting a war with one another?
They feared nuclear retaliation.
Which two nations were the superpowers after WWII?
The Soviet Union and the United States.
What was the name of the barrier that separated the east side of Berlin from the west side of Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet Union became known as ______________.
Russia
Which country controlled the east side of Germany and the east side of Berlin?
Soviet Union
Why did the Soviet Union begin reducing (having less) government control of the economy in the 1980s?
Citizens were demanding (wanting) more personal freedoms and the economy was horrible.
What kind of government and economy did the countries of Western European have after WWII?
Government - Democratic
Economy - Market
Why did people on the east side risk their lives to cross to the west?
Freedom
Why was their lack of worker motivation in countries under the control of the Soviet Union?
The government controlled how much people were paid and they were not rewarded for working harder.
Which countries controlled the west side of Germany and the west side of Berlin?
United Kingdom
United States
France
People on which side of the wall would have said, "I did not like some of the decisions my leader made, so I complained to my friends about our leader."
Explain your answer.
West side, complaining on the east side could have gotten you thrown into prison or killed.
What kind of government and economy did the Soviet Union have after WWII?
Government -Autocratic/Communist
Economy - Command/Communist
How does building the wall in Berlin prove that communism was a failure?
If communism is so good why would you have to build a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom?
Why were people under the control of the Soviet Union poor and hungry?
The government controlled what and how much was produced and often times did not produce enough or move goods where they needed to be in a timely manner.
What is agriculture?
Farming
why did the economies of Eastern Europe lag behind those of Western Europe even after the cold war was over?
They had been under communism for so long that it took a long time to implement the changes to a market economy.