The Cold War

a decades-long conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries never took part in a direct war but it was a clash of ideas.​ (communism vs. democracy)

• World War II

• The Cold War

• Korean War

• Vietnam

Why were their tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Soviet communism ( totalitarian dictatorship) scared many Americans, especially due to their development of the atomic bomb and the spread of communism.

• there were no tensions between the U.S. and the Soviets, they got along just grand!

• The U.S. wanted to obtain Soviet Union and make it a U.S. state and democracy.

Who was the leader of Russia (Soviet Union) after World War II.

• Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchhill

What was the Iron Curtain?

• wide spread hysteria in the U.S. about the spread of communism.

• was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. ​

• the imaginary line dividing Europe between Communist and Democratic nations.

The Red Scare was...

• the Alliance between Communist countries led by the Soviet Union in response to NATO​.

• the wide-spread hysteria/fear in the U.S. about the spread of communism.

• the U.S. government providing 13$ billion dollars to rebuild Europe after the WWII.

NATO or the (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created to________

• military alliance between democratic countries

• prevent Communists and Capitalists from getting along.

• to promote war among countries post WWII.

Alliance between Communist countries led by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.

• Axis Powers

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• Allies

A wall put up after WWII in the capital city of Berlin to prevent communist citizens from escaping East Berlin to democratic West Berlin.

• The Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Wall

• Great Wall of China

The U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism.

• Policy of Freedom

• Policy of Democracy

• Policy of Containment

The Space Race was won by _______ after Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.

• Soviet Union

• United States of America