WorksheetsThe Cold War
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Worksheet time: 7mins
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
The U.S. entered the war in Vietnam due to ___________theory that if one region falls to communism the rest will follow.
Anti-War theory
Domino theory
Independence theory
The Soviet union was dismantled, the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain was lifted. Leaving the rest of Eastern Europe open to free elections.
This officially end the ___________ in 1991.
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cold War
The Korean war ended in a stalemate along this divide.
Iron Curtain
38th Parallel
19th Parallel
Marshall Plan
American foreign policy that provided military aid to countries fearing communism
the practice of separating a race, group or class from the rest of society.
When the state has full control of the means of production and there is no private ownership
