Causes of the Cold War
This difference in economic systems caused tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
capitalism vs. communism
This 1947 policy provided aid to countries resisting communism, especially Greece and Turkey.
This country was divided into East and West after WWII.
Germany
After WWII, this country fell to communism.
China
This Cuban leader allied with the USSR.
Fidel Castro
After World War II, this nation sought to spread its influence in Eastern Europe.
Soviet Union
This economic recovery plan helped rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
Marshall Plan
This side of Germany was controlled by the United States and its allies.
West Germany
These two groups fought a civil war in China after WWII.
Communists and Nationalists
Cold War in Spanish is ____________________
La Guerra Fria!!
This policy of the United States aimed to prevent the spread of communism.
Containment
This military alliance united the United States and Western European nations.
NATO
This city was also divided despite being inside East Germany.
Berlin
This leader led the Chinese Communists to victory.
Mao Zedong
These countries did not take sides in the Cold War.
At this 1945 meeting, Allied leaders disagreed over the future of Eastern Europe.
Yalta
This U.S. strategy involved building up nuclear weapons to threaten massive retaliation.
Brinkmanship
This event involved the U.S. flying supplies into a blockaded city.
Berlin Airlift
This program aimed to rapidly industrialize China but largely failed.
Great Leap Forward
This policy reduced tensions between superpowers.
Detente
This term describes the division of Europe into two opposing sides during the Cold War.
Iron Curtain
Which countries made up the Warsaw Pact?
Soviet Union + Satellite Nations (Eastern Europe)
Why did the Soviet Union create a blockade of Berlin, and what was the result?
To force the West out → failed due to airlift; increased tensions
The Communists' escape from the Nationalists that resulted in a 6,000 mile trek across China.
Long March
How many people died in the Cambodia Genocide?
1.5-3 million