From World War to Cold War
Capitalism vs. Communism
Superpower Aims in Europe: U.S. vs. USSR
Berlin
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW!!!
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Who were the two superpowers involved in the Cold War?
United States vs. Soviet Union
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During the Cold War, the U.S. was __________ and the USSR was _________.
U.S. was capitalist. USSR was Communist.
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Encourage democracy
U.S.
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Berlin was entirely within and surrounded by this country's zone in Germany
Russian zone
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What was the name, given by Churchill, of the imaginary line that divided Europe?
The Iron Curtain
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What is a "cold war"?
Political, social, economic, military rivalry between powers that does not involve direct fighting against one another.
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This system is associated with democracy.
Captialism
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Encourage Communism
USSR
200
What did the U.S., Great Britain, and France do with their occupation zones in Germany?
Combined them - angered USSR
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The foreign policy adopted by the U.S. during the Cold War to stop the spread of Communism
Containment
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What were the names of the two post-WWII conferences in which tensions between the U.S. and USSR were apparent?
Yalta & Potsdam
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This system is associated with totalitarianism.
Communism
300
Reunite Germany
U.S.
300
Describe the Berlin Blockade
USSR cut off highway, water, rail traffic into Berlin's western zones - the city faced starvation
300
President Truman's plan to offer economic aid and military support to weak nations (especially Greece & Turkey)
Truman Doctrine
400
What weapon & event ended WWII/begun the Cold War?
America dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Japan)
400
Economic system that stresses the private ownership of industry, freedom of competition, and the acceptance of economic classes.
Capitalism
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Keep Germany divided
USSR
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Describe the Berlin Airlift
U.S. & Great Britain flew food and supplies into West Berlin for 11 months. Successfully led to USSR lifting blockade.
400
Secretary of State George Marshall's assistance program to give $12.5 billion to help rebuild Western Europe
Marshall Plan
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How was Germany split up after WWII?
4 zones of occupation (U.S., Great Britain, France, USSR)
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Economic system that stresses government ownership of industry, economic equality, and a classless society.
Communism
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The Eastern European countries taken over by USSR were called their _____________.
Satellites/"Buffer Zone"/Soviet Bloc
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What was the Berlin Wall and what did it symbolize?
Built in 1961 by East Germans to separate East & West Germany. Symbolized the world divided into rivalries (East vs. West; Democracy vs. Communism).
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Name and Describe the 2 alliances formed during the Cold War
NATO - Western allies, against Russia, promoting democracy ; Warsaw Pact - alliance of Communist States set up by USSR
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