WWII Ends
What year did WWII end?
1945
What two countries were the main rivals during the Cold War?
US and Soviet Union
What happened to Germany after WWII?
It was divided into different zones
What year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What country was defeated by the Allied Powers in Europe?
Germany
What was the Cold War?
A period of tension after WWII- no REAL "war"
What two side did Germany turn into?
East and West Germany
What two parts of Berlin did the wall seperate?
East and West Berlin
What happened to Germany in 1990?
Germany reunified
What two countries were allies during WWII but became rivals after?
US and Soviet Union
What two things were they competing for during the Cold War?
Power and Influence
What three countries countries controlled western Germany after WWII?
US, Britain, France
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To stop people from leaving East Germany
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
What country was the first to develop nuclear weapons?
United States
What was the nuclear arms race?
Competition to build more nuclear weapons
What three countries controlled eastern Europe?
Soviet Union
Why did many East Germans want to leave?
More freedom and better opportunities
Towards the last few years of the Soviet Union, what elements of government can be seen?
Democracy/Captalism
What did the atomic bomb create between the US and Soviet Union?
Nuclear Arms Race
Why did the U.S. and Soviet Union avoid directly fighting each other?
Fear of nuclear war, wanting to influence and insert power
How were governments of East and West Germany different?
East was communist: West was democratic
What did the Berlin Wall symbolize?
The Cold War, Iron Curtain, division between democracy and communism
How did the fall of the Berlin Wall contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Germany reunified with a democracy, Soviet Union was losing power and influence