Changes from the Cold War

The Cold War was

• a war fought in the tundra area of the Soviet Union

• a war of "the silent treatment" Or "giving a cold shoulder" between the USA & the Soviet Union

• a competition between the United States & the Soviet Union to spread influence across the world

• a war involving North Korea, the Soviet Union, & the Bay of pigs (basically world war 3)

Containment

• The United States wanted to spread democracy to countries after WW2 & stop the spread of communism

• The Soviet Union fell apart and the Berlin Wall collapsed

• The Soviet Union agreed with the USA to spread democracy and stop communism

• The USA & the Soviet Union thought the fight between communism 7 democracy was useless

a Cold War competition between the USA & the Soviet Union to be the first to develop and use artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight.

• The Arms Race

• The Olympic Race

• The Space Race

• The Amazing Race

The USA & the Soviet Union both spent billions and billions of dollars trying to build up huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons

• the Amazing race

• The arms race

• the space race

• the race to the future

The "Y" axis is the Gross National Product on the military (how much money a country spends on its military) for the years on the "X" axis. According to the graph:

• In 1955, the USSR had more nuclear weapons than the USA

• In 1965, The USSR had more nuclear weapons than the USA

• The USSR was In 1995, The USSR had more nuclear weapons than the USA

• In 2005, The USA had more nuclear weapons than Russia

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• successful alliances that were developed to bring world peace

• failed alliances that were developed to stop future wars

• economic alliances were developed to protect from democratic attack

• • Military alliances were developed to protect from a communist attack

Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. Neither area gained land and a treaty was signed leaving N. Korea communist & S. Korea a democracy.

• Pan-American War

• Korean War/Conflict

• Pacific Islands war

• The cold war

During the Cold War, the USA funded Cuban rebel forces to overthrow Fidel Castro. This attempt failed.

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The war in Vietnam

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The McCarthy hearings

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• To keep people in East Berlin from going to West Berlin.

• To stop people from coming into the country without permission.

• To protect against possible attacks from the West.

• To help East Berlin and West Berlin share things and ideas.

How did the Berlin Wall change the everyday life of people living in East Berlin?

• The Berlin Wall limited how people in East Berlin could move around, talk to others, and find opportunities.

• The Berlin Wall didn't change anything for people living in East Berlin.

• The Berlin Wall gave people in East Berlin more chances to travel and learn about other cultures.

• The Berlin Wall made the economy and life better in East Berlin.