Cold War Causes
What was the principal ideological cause of the Cold War?
Capitalism v. Communism
How did the US and USSR fight during the Cold war?
Proxy wars
What new state formed in the Middle East in 1948 that still is in a state of conflict today?
Israel
The Cold War led to the proliferation of what type of weapon?
Nuclear weapons
Why did the US and USSR fight each other the way they did during the Cold War?
To avoid direct military confrontations that could lead to nuclear war
What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?
To rapidly industrialize the country and increase agricultural production
How did the US and USSR become the dominant superpowers during the cold war?
Military and economic decline of western European colonial empires after WW2
What was the relationship like between China and the USSR?
Hostile
What were the main alliance systems of the cold war?
NATO v. Warsaw Pact
What is the Berlin Wall?
It was a concrete barrier built in 1961 by East Germany to separate East and West Berlin, preventing East Germans from fleeing to the democratic West. It served as a 28-year symbol of the Cold War, the "Iron Curtain," and the division of Europe.
Who fought for control of the area of Iran in early 20th century?
Britain and Russia
What is the name of the event in which the world was at its closest it's ever been to being ended by nuclear weapons ?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What is the name of the strategy the US used to try to stop the spread of communism?
Containment / Truman Doctrine
When is the last day of school?
May 21st