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What two economic systems were at odds during the Cold War?
Capitalism vs Communism
What weapon used during 1945 caused the world to rush into an arms race?
Nuclear Weapon/Atomic Bomb
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Provide the US and Western Europe with alliances and protection from the Soviet Union
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" is a quote from which US President? AND what wall was he referencing?
Ronald Reagan/Berlin Wall
The USSR created what in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
The black line dividing West and East Europe best represents what:
Iron Curtain
The following leaders controlled what type of economies within their country? Mikhail Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping, Indira Gandhi
Communism
Which event during the Cold War was the closest we ever came to a nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What were the years of the Cold War?
1945-1991
What two reforms did Gorbachev use to open up the Soviet Union?
Perestroika and Glasnost
Describe the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Contain the spread of communism, globally
This is one of the most famous divides in the world - what does the 38th Parallel divivde?
North and South Korean border
Ideological war of capitalism vs communism and democracy vs dictatorship describes what war?
Cold War
Who were the two superpowers to rise after World War II?
USA and USSR
Leader of Cuba:
Fidel Castro
