After WWII
Instead of blaming Germany after WWII, the Allies did what?
The Allies decided to help Germany by dividing Germany and Berlin amongst them to control.
This athlete proved Hitler wrong during the 1936 Olympics.
Jesse Owens
The Cold War was between which 2 countries?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
What structure separated East and West Germany?
The Iron Curtain
Which 2 countries were the world's superpowers after WWII?
United States and the Soviet Union
Which country controlled Eastern Germany after WWII?
The Soviet Union
Which country was the first to launch a satellite into outer space?
The Soviet Union
What were the 3 areas competed in during the Cold War?
The Arms Race, the Space Race, and the Olympics
What structure separated East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
The government makes most economic decisions in this type of economy.
Command economy
Which countries controlled Western Germany after WWII?
The United States, France, and the United Kingdom.
The ________ & the ________ represented the unity of the peasants and the workers of the Soviet Union.
hammer and sickle
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
In the ________, we waited in long lines for food.
East Berlin or East Germany
In this type of government, everyone is paid the same amount regardless of the their effort.
Communism
Why did the US and the USSR turn into rivals after WWII?
The US wanted democracy and the USSR wanted communism.
What is a one-party system?
It is when you only have one candidate to choose from for each government position.
Why did the Soviet Union collapse?
The Soviet Union ran out of money and could no longer suppress democratic uprisings.
In the ________, we walked up to the Berlin Wall and drew graffiti on it without any fear.
West Berlin
Who were the Stasi?
The Stasi were the secret police in East Germany.
This Asian country was also divided in half like Berlin.
Korea
Name a country that is still communist today.
China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, & Vietnam
What was the official name of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What year did the reunification of Germany occur?
1989
What were the gulags of Siberia?
Soviet prison labor camps