Cold War Review

Why did the Soviet Union abandon communism and undertake reforms?

An economic system in which individuals and corporations own private businesses that help fuel the economy

In what nation did the Cold War almost turn hot when the Soviet Union tried to install missile bases?

Winston Chruchill coined this term to explain the divded between communist and non-communist countries after WWII

What is the idea that when one country fell to communism its neighbors would too?

How did the Korean War end?

The 1962 crisis began when the Soviet Union tried to place what in Cuba?

Communist leader who helped lead Vietnimh in their fight against French colonization and eventually the North Vietnamese

How was the Vietnam War different from previous US conflicts?

US initiative providing billions of $ in aid to rebuild Europes postwar economy.

The economic system in which the government owns and controlls businesses and the economy

The program that saught to contain the spread of communism was called...

What purpose did the Berlin Wall serve?

How was the city of Berlin divided after World War II?

Despite 10 years of U.S. involvement, this Asian nation fell under total communist rule