A Divided World
What was the purpose of the United Nations?
To create a world organization that promoted peace
Who was the first man in space
Yuri Gagarin
What two countries invaded South Korea, which started the Korean War?
North Korea and China
Why did the United States impose travel restrictions and trade embargo on China?
It was a communist county
How long did the Cold War last?
40 -45 years
How is communism different from capitalism?
Communism limits personal freedoms, while democracy protects them
What was the Red Scare?
the fear that communism was spreading and that it would spread to capitalist and democratic countries like the United States
True or false
After the Korean War, both sides came to a compromise and as of today it is now one nation.
False. Korea is still divided into North and South Korea
The US supported non-communist North or South Vietnam
South
When did the Irom Curtain was Built
start of 1946
What is the Iron Curtain?
The Berlin Wall; a wall that closed off Eastern Europe from Western Europe
Cold War competitions involved the U.S. and the Soviet Union competing to see who had the best ______ and ______?
weapons and technology
The leaders of the Western Bloc were fearful that _________ would spread.
Communism
the _______supported communist North Vietnam.
USSR
when was the first man landed on the moon
1969.
During the Cold War, what country supplied other countries that were trying to become communist?
Soviet Union
Fill in the blank
_______ started the Space Race by putting the first man-made object into space. A _______ called ______
Soviet Union, satellite, Sputnik
who was the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Who were the The Allied Powers
U.S, UK, USSR
when was the first man in space
1961.
The Cold War involved the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but there is one thing that they never did directly. What was is?
They never actually went to war with each other; they never actually fought each other
What did the U.S. do to win the space race?
They won by putting the first person on the moon
Who supported South Korea
U.S
Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
They were trying to keep Afghanistan's communist government in power
When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
December 1979
who placed the Eastern Bloc under tight restrictions.
Stalin
Who was the Former UK Prime Minister who referred to the line that divided the Western and Eastern Blocs as the Iron Curtain.
Winston Churchill
Who supported North Korea
USSR
When did WW2 End
September 2, 1945
When was the Berlin Wall torn down?
November 9, 1989