| A | B |
|---|
| High Tension | The Cold War is a period of this between the U.S. and the Soviet Union |
| Japan | Became a strong ally of the U.S. |
| Soviet Union | Occupied Eastern and Central European Nations |
| After WWII, the U.S. wanted to | rebuild Europe to prevent political and economic instability |
| United Nations (UN) | International peacekeeping organization which seeks to prevent global conflicts |
| Post WWII Superpowers | United States & Soviet Union |
| Marshall Plan | Goal: Rebuild Europe economically & prevent the spread of communism |
| The Soviet Union controlled _______ Germany | East |
| The United States, Great Britain, and France controlled _________ Germany | West |
| West Germany became a ___________ _____________. | democratic nation |
| Containment | U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism beyond the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe |
| U.S. political system | democracy |
| U.S. economic system | capitalism |
| Outcome of the Korean War | Ended in stalemate, and has never been completely settled |
| Berlin Wall | Became a symbol of the Cold War |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Military alliance between the U.S. and its allies designed to stop the spread of communism |
| Warsaw Pact | Military alliance between the Soviet Union and the countries it dominated |
| Cuban missile crisis began when | the Soviets began to build missile launching sites in Cuba |
| Cuban missile crisis ended when | the Soviets agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba |
| U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War because | they wanted to stop the spread of communism |
| U.S. ended involvement in Vietnam when | a cease-fire was issued and the U.S. withdrew its troops from war |
| Domino Theory | if one country falls to communism, others will as well |
| Events that led to the collapse of communism | breakup of Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall |
| Breakup of the Soviet Union resulted in | new independent countries |
