The Cold War
After WWII, which countries emerged as the world's most powerful?
United States and the Soviet Union
How did the Cold War divide Europe?
Into Communist and non-Communist countries.
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. formed by the U.S. and some western European countries.
What happen to the Solviet Union after it broke apart?
It divided into a dozen countries.
What does EU mean?
The European Union
What did the hostilities between United States and the Soviet Union led to?
The Cold War
How did the Cold War divide European countries?
Communist and non-communist countries
What happened between Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia?
They brokeup.
What is The European Union's objective?
To promote political and economic cooperation in Europe.
What was the form of government in the U.S.?
Democracy
What happened to Germany? How was it divided?
Into two: West Germany and East Germany.
What did the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev do in the 1980s?
Improved relations with the U.S.
What happened to Czechoslovkia in 1993?
They divided into Czechoslovakia and Slovakia.
Name 3 benefits of the EU.
They can trade freely with other European countries
They are part of a common market.
They have the EURO.
They use the EURO to trade and buy goods in all EU.
Citizens of the EU don't need a visa, passport or permits to travel within the EU countires.
Citizen of EU can live, can work, can study where in the EU without a permission.
What was the form of government of the Soviet Union?
It was Communism.
Name two causes of the Cold War.
Rivarly between U.S. and the S.U.
Hostility between democratic and communist governments.
The superpowers fight over the division of Germany.
The superpowers compete to win the loyalty of non-European countries with aid, military equipment, advisers, food, loans, etc.
When did the Soviet Union broke apart?
In 1991.
What happened to Yugoslavia in 1994?
It was divided into 6 countries. Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
What country left the EU in 2019?
Great Britian
Individual freedoms limited.
Strict control over political system and economy. The state controlled everything.
Name 2 effects of the Cold War.
Alliences divide Europe between Communist and non-Communist countries.
Germany is divided into 2 different countries.
The U.S. and the S.U. create a nuclear arm race or competition.
The political and economic development of many developing countries become more dependent on superpowers approval.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Soviet Union broke apart?
Germany was reunified after 45 years of division.