Cold War

Cold War

100

The Cold War lasted for this many years.

40 years

200

The Cold War was fought between these two superpowers

The US and Soviet Union

300

The US wanted to stop the spread of communism. This plan was called

containment

400

The US worried that if one Asian nation became Communist the others would follow. This theory is called

The Domino Theory

500

This European city was divided into 4 zones of occupation after World War II

Berlin, Germany

Cold War in Asia

100

This country choose a policy of nonalignment.

India

200

The US spent 10+ years fighting a war to prevent this country from becoming communist.

Vietnam

300

The Soviet Union fought in this country to prevent the communist government from losing power

Afghanistan

400

This country was where the US put nuclear weapons aimed at the Soviet Union

Turkey

500

This is what countries controlled by the Soviet Union were called

Satellites

Vocab

100

This is pride or loyalty to one's nation

nationalism

200

This is the easing of tensions

detente 

300

This is a race to build up a countries arms or military weapons

arms race

400

This is a race to see which superpower could get to space first

Space Race

500

This is a period of 40 years of indirect conflict between the US and Soviet Union over democracy and communism

Cold War

Economic and Government Systems

100

This is the economic system of the US that allows for the private ownership of business

capitalism

200

This is the type of economy that a communist country has

command economy

300

This is the government of the Soviet Union

communist

400

This is the government of Western Germany

Democracy

500

This is the government style of the US

democracy