Germany and Berlin
After WWII, Germany was divided into how many zones?
4 zones
What military alliance did the U.S. and Western countries create in 1949?
NATO
What Cold War event happened in Cuba in 1962?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What two countries became superpowers after World War II?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
What was the Cold War?
a period of tension and rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union without direct fighting
What city inside East Germany was also divided among the Allies?
Berlin
What alliance did the Soviet Union form in response?
The Warsaw Pact
What country put nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The Soviet Union
What economic system did the U.S. support during the Cold War?
Capitalism
What is the name of the leader who established the communist regime in China during the Cold War?
Mao Zedong
Why did the Soviet Union block off West Berlin in 1948?
to force the Allies to give up control of the city
What were 3 original members/countries a part of NATO?
U.S., Canada, France, U.K., Italy
In what 2 countries did the U.S. place missiles in?
Turkey and Italy
What system did the Soviet Union want to spread?
Communism
What is capitalism?
an economic system in which people and businesses own their property and manage their own money with little government interference
What was the U.S. response to the blockade of West Berlin?
The Berlin Airlift
What were 3 original members of the Warsaw Pact?
Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary
What was the name of the competition to explore space?
The Space Race
What were the 4 causes of the Cold War?
ideological differences, territory disputes, use of atomic bombs, and mistrust after WWII
What does MAD stand for, and what did it mean during the Cold War?
Mutually Assured Destruction --> the idea that if either party were to start nuclear attacks, both would be completely destroyed, so neither side wanted to start a war
What symbolized the division between communist East and democratic West in Germany?
The Berlin Wall
Which alliance fell apart after the Cold War ended?
The Warsaw Pact
What are the names of the 2 arms agreements, limiting nuclear weapons and destroying certain ones?
SALT and INF Treaty
What was the U.S. policy that aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
What is communism?
an economic/political system where the government controls lands and businesses to create equal opportunities