Unit 3B European History (Vocab Recovery)

What was the Berlin Wall?

• A 91-mile wall surrounding West Berlin from 1961 through 1989

• A famous landmark in East Germany

• A wall built during World War I

• A barrier between North and South Korea

What was the Cold War?

• A period of extreme political tension between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991

• A war fought in Antarctica

• A conflict between China and Japan

• A battle during World War I

What is Communism?

• A political/economic system where all property and businesses are owned by the government

• A type of democracy

• A form of capitalism

• A religious belief system

What does the term "Iron Curtain" refer to?

• A term describing the political divide between Western and Eastern Europe

• A type of medieval armor

• A famous speech by Winston Churchill

• A curtain made of iron

Who was Joseph Stalin?

• The dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 - 1953

• A famous German scientist

• A British Prime Minister

• An American president

What was the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)?

• The official name of West Germany during the Cold War

• The name of a German city

• A political party in Germany

• A region in East Germany

What was the German Democratic Republic (GDR)?

• The official name of East Germany during the Cold War

• A democratic movement in Germany

• A region in West Germany

• A German political party

What was German Reunification?

• The restoration of West and East Germany into a single nation in 1990

• The division of Germany into four zones

• A treaty signed in 1945

• A cultural festival in Germany

Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?

• The last leader of the Soviet Union who introduced many reforms

• A famous Russian composer

• A German scientist

• A British politician

What does NATO stand for?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• National Alliance Treaty Organization

• Northern Alliance Treaty Organization

• North American Treaty Organization