The Cold War

Front

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

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Iron Curtain

Front

What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?

Back

political, economic, and military influence

Front

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

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Berlin Airlift

Front

During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?

Back

Berlin Airlift

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I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?

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Joseph McCarthy

Front

What role did the US play in the Korean War over the spread of communism?

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The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.

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I was born in 1894.
I was the leader of the USSR.
I wanted to put nuclear missiles on Cuba. I served as leader until 1964.
Who am I?

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Nikita Khrushchev

Front

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

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They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

Front

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

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The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

Front

Who built the Berlin Wall?

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Soviet Union