Causes
The mutual mistrust between these two superpowers triggered the Cold War during the Post-World War 2 Era.
What were America and Russia?
This proxy war began in 1950 and ended in 1953, the year of Dictator Stalin's passing.
What was the Korean War?
This dictator started World War 2 when he invaded Poland in 1939 and continued until 1945, his death.
Who was Dictator Hitler?
This alliance systems involved Great Britain, France, and the United States of America during the First World War.
Who were the Allies?
This is another name for an alliance system.
What is a Bloc?
During this hot war, the two superpowers who didn't trust each other teamed up to defeat the Nazis from 1939 to 1945.
What was World War 2?
This proxy war lasted for nearly 20 years in which the USA backed the Southern Region and the USSR aided the Northern Region.
What was the Vietnam War?
The same dictator who started World War 2 started this deadly massacre, which killed 6,000,000 Jews.
What was the Holocaust?
This alliance system involved Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during the same hot war.
What were the Central Powers?
This alliance system involved nations in Eurasia, including but not limited to Latvia and Uzbekistan in which the Soviets tried to control during the Cold War.
What was the Eastern Bloc?
America wanted to prevent the spread of this dictatorial form of government that eliminated the ownership of private property and the suppression of individual freedoms at large.
What is Communism?
This was America’s fear of Communism and Russia's fear of Capitalism.
What was the Red Scare?
This major crisis resulted in Dictator Hitler rising to power in the first place.
What was the Great Depression?
This alliance system during the Second World War involved Russia, England, and America to defeat the Nazis.
Who were the Allied Powers?
This was the symbol of the Cold War.
What was the Berlin Wall?
Russia wanted to prevent the spread of this ideology that supports the private ownership of private property and individual liberties at large.
What is Capitalism?
During this war, Russia invaded Afghanistan in order to make it a Communist nation.
What was the Afghan War?
This hot war began in 1927 and continued till 1950.
What was the Chinese Civil War?
This alliance system involved German, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
Who were the Axis Powers?
This is a major conflict that doesn't involve direct violence but the superpowers support other nations in order to prevent the spread of each other’s ideologies, or science of ideas.
What is a proxy war?
This is the process in which colonies gain independence from their Parent Countries.
What is decolonization?
This cause of World War 1 is one way in which the two superpowers controlled each other during the Cold War.
What is Militarism?
During this hot war, Russia went from a monarchy to a Communist nation by the overthrowing of the czar.
What was the Russian Revolution of 1917?
This alliance system wanted to stop Dictator Stalin and prevent the spread of his ideology during the Cold War.
Who were the Western Bloc?
This is a dictatorial form of government that only exists for its own personal gain.
What is a fascism?