Terms
The struggle over ideas without shooting or other violence
What is the Cold War
Joseph Stalin ruled this country
What is the Soviets Union?
The year leaders of East Germany built the Berlin Wall
What is 1961?
Formed by Eastern Europe countries and the Soviet Union
What is the Warsaw Pact
These countries experienced periods of economic growth
What are the Western countries?
Was hugely expensive and eventually took a toll on the Soviet economy
What is the Arms race?
Formed by the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, and the Netherlands so they could protect themselves
What is NATO?
divided into four zones to keep it from becoming powerful again
What is Germany?
the Republic of Ireland gained this
What is independence?
Is an economic system controlled by the government
What is Communism?
Threw off Communist rule
What is Poland and Czechoslovakia?
Was created by uniting several countries
What is Yugoslavia?
Is a system in which businesses are privately owned
What is Capitalism?
Catholic protests that turned violent
What is Northern Ireland?
Was bombed by NATO in 1995 to stop the fighting.
What is Serbia?