Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Cold War Review

QuestionAnswer
When did the Cold War occur? After WWII, 1945 - 1991
What political and economic ideologies did the United States believe in? Democracy, Capitalism
What political and economic ideologies did the USSR believe in? Communism, Totalitarian Dictatorship
What superpowers competed during the Cold War? United States, USSR
What was the Iron Curtain? Winston Churchill's description of the divide between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed? to prevent Eastern Europeans and Eastern Germans from fleeing to Western Europe through West Berlin
How was Germany and Berlin divided during the Cold War? Berlin Wall, East: Communist dictatorship; West: Democracy, Capitalism
Why did Eastern Europe become Communist after World War II? They were forced by the Soviet Union. Became puppet states/satellite nations heavily influenced by USSR.
What is containment? US foreign policy to stop the spread of Communism during the Cold War
What was the Truman Doctrine? President Truman's pledge to help nations and peoples who fight Communism during the Cold War
Warsaw Pact Alliance dominated by the USSR during Cold War, mostly Communist nations
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Alliance dominated by the USA beginning during the Cold War, mostly capitalist and democratic nations
Created by: MsRehwaldt
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards