Leaders
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in 1961?
Nikita Khrushchev
When did they begin building the Berlin Wall?
August 13th, 1961
West Germany and West Berlin were democratic, while East Germany and East Berlin were....
Communist
What is a border?
A line dividing areas or countries
What does it mean to "flee"?
To run
Who was the president of the United States when the Berlin Wall went up?
President John F. Kennedy
Where was the Berlin Wall located?
Germany, in the capital city of Berlin
Berlin, the capital city of Germany, is located in which half of Germany?
East Germany
What is the policy of containment?
The U.S. policy of keeping communism contained to Eastern Europe.
The term "USSR" can also mean...
The Soviet Union
At the Vienna Summit of 1961, Khrushchev demanded that the United States do what?
Leave West Berlin
The Berlin Wall was up from 1961 to...?
November 9th, 1989
Which half of Berlin offered higher salaries, more consumer goods, and more personal freedoms?
What is the Domino Theory?
"If one country falls to Communism, countries around them will fall too."
Define the term "propaganda."
Information or media, usually biased, used to promote a certain idea or political view held by a large body of power.
The United States, France, England, and the Soviet Union made up what major alliance during WWII?
The Grand Alliance
How many people managed to flee East Germany between 1961 and 1989?
Nearly 5,000, with 138 dying in the process
How many people had left East Germany to go to West Germany, and the free world, by 1961?
3.5 million, or 20% of the East German population.
Pyongyang is the capital of which country?
North Korea
Someone who commits the act of espionage is a...
Spy
Who was the U.S. President when the Berlin Wall fell down?
George H. W. Bush
Why did the Russians want to build a wall?
Tension between US and USSR was building, thousands of refugees were leaving East Germany everyday, and the Soviet Union believed that the US was spying on them from West Berlin.
The secret police in Eastern Germany were called what?
The Stasi
What is the definition of Capitalism?
An economic and political system where there are private owners of industry, trade, and property.
When something is financed, it is...
Being payed for.