The Cold War Begins

Created in 1945 after the failure of the League of Nations:

Became the communist leader of Cuba in 1956:

Idea that if one country fell to communism, it would spread and many more nations would fall:

In 1962 this president learned of long range missiles in Cuba and imposed a naval blockade:

The United States, Great Britain, and ______ divided western Germany in the aftermath of WWII.

The capital of Germany,____________, was divided into four occupied zones at the end of WWII

After WWII this nation was divided into two regions at the 38^th parallel:

A stalemate was reached in 1953 followed by an armistice; _________ remains divided today.

Leader of the communist movement in China:

In response to the Berlin blockade {imposed by Stalin} ___________ issued the Berlin airlift.

Soviet leader that orders the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961:

Military alliance between the Soviet Union and the Communist governments of Eastern Europe:

The United States hoped the containment policy would:

_____________ leader Mao Zedong won the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

After WWII this nation was divided into two regions at the 17^th parallel:

Military alliance between the US, Canada and Western European countries {to stop communism}:

Churchill referenced an “_____________” falling across Eastern Europe, dividing the East/West:

NATO

The United States fought the North Vietnamese {in the north} and the __________ {in the south}.

Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union which lasted from 1945-1990:

The Soviet Union successfully launched satellite ___________ into space in October of 1957.

The “Big Three” leaders {at Yalta} were Stalin, Churchill and _______________.