Transcript The COLD WAR!!!! HSCE 8.1.1

The COLD WAR!!!!
HSCE 8.1.1
The United States & the USSR competed
politically AND economically for nearly half a
century….This competition is better known
as….
The Cold War
After World War II, the United Nations was
created. For what purpose was the UN
created?
Protection against military aggression for its
members
Why did the Soviet Union create a “buffer
zone” between itself & the West?
To shield itself from another invasion from the
West
What was the “iron curtain” AND what did it
symbolize?
the division between the democratic FREE
countries of Europe and the communist
countries of Europe.
What did the United States’ foreign policy of
“containment” hope to contain?
the spread of COMMUNISM
To defend itself against the USSR, the United
States created the __________ Alliance.
The Soviets created the ___________.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
What was the Berlin Airlift?
The Allied countries (USA, France, UK) flew &
dropped supplies into West Berlin during the
Soviet siege of West Berlin
Why did the Soviet Union hold West Berlin
hostage (the reason for the Berlin Airlift)?
The Soviets wanted to keep Germany weak &
divided
The Soviet Union launched the space
satellite, Sputnik, using an intercontinental
ballistic missile. This prompted America to
take what action?
There was an increase in spending on
education in science and math
Due to the United States’ Cold War policy of
containment, the U.S. got involved in two civil
wars in which two countries?
Korea and Vietnam
The Bay of Pigs invasion & a missile crisis
almost led the U.S. & USSR to nuclear war.
Which country did these take place?
Cuba
Satellite nations of the Soviet Union often
tried to revolt, like Czechoslovakia and
Hungary. How did the Soviet Union respond
to such revolts?
The Soviet Union just invaded those nations