What was it?
What was the cold war?
the state of tension between the US and the Soviet Union without any actual fighting
what is Capitalism?
an economic system where people can own private property and make money for themselves through business.
In 1962 the US was threatened with a nuclear attack by Soviet weapons in which country?
Cuba
What two wars were actually occurring during the Cold War?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
Define Communism
a political and economic system where all property is owned by the government. Individual freedoms are limited or denied.
State three facts about the Cold War
The Cold War divided the world into two camps, Communism vs Capitalism, there was for the first time a possibility of complete nuclear destruction
What was the Domino Theory?
The policy of USA to stop the spread of communism
Why did the US and USSR not actually fight each other during the Cold War?
Direct fighting could lead to MAD (mutually assured destruction)
What caused the US to lead military force into North Korea?
North Korea invaded South Korea
What was the Yalta Agreement?
A treaty signed by England, USSR, and USA at the end of World War 2
What was the Soviet alliance with Eastern European countries during the Cold War called?
The Warsaw pact
Name the President who had to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F Kennedy
What was one major symbol of the Cold War ending?
The Berlin Wall was torn down between East and West Germany in 1989.
The Soviet Union broke apart into independent countries in 1991.
How did the Korean War end?
In a ceasefire at the 38th parallel
Who broke the Yalta Agreement?
Stalin (USSR)
What caused the Cold War?
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, the policy of containment, communism vs capitalism
What Military alliance of many countries was formed to stop the spread of communism?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What city did the Soviet Union blockade and take over half of in 1948?
Berlin - Soviets took over West Berlin
What was different about the way the Vietnam War wa fought?
The US troops had to fight in a dense jungle
Who intentionally created a famine that killed millions in Ukraine between 1932-1933?
Stalin
Who were the two people most credited for ending the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan (US President) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
What was the Marshall Plan?
The US spent billions of dollars rebuilding Europe to prevent the spread of communism.
What strategies did Reagan think could help end the Cold War?
increase Military spending, support anti-communist rebels, and developing a missile defense system.
How did the Vietnam War end?
The US withdrew from South Vietnam and North Vietnam won the war.