Built by the Soviet Union to prevent east Berliners from fleeing to the west

The symbol for the divide in political viewpoints between the Soviet Union and western democracies.

A period where tensions were high after WWII, but no direct military conflict took place

United States and Soviet Union both had the ability to influence world events and project an image of global power

North Atlantic Treaty Organization created by United States, Canada, and Western European countries to help stop the spread of communism

Created by the Soviet Union and other Eastern European socialist republics as a defense treaty to Western European democracies

Est and West Berlin could now reunite as one country due to the fall of the Berlin Wall

Occupied by four countries: Great Britain, United States, France, and Soviet Union

Eventually fell due to its weakening political control and economy

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Cold War & German Re

Question	Answer
Berlin Wall	Built by the Soviet Union to prevent east Berliners from fleeing to the west
Iron Curtain	The symbol for the divide in political viewpoints between the Soviet Union and western democracies.
Cold War	A period where tensions were high after WWII, but no direct military conflict took place
Superpowers	United States and Soviet Union both had the ability to influence world events and project an image of global power
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization created by United States, Canada, and Western European countries to help stop the spread of communism
Warsaw Pact	Created by the Soviet Union and other Eastern European socialist republics as a defense treaty to Western European democracies
German Reunification	Est and West Berlin could now reunite as one country due to the fall of the Berlin Wall
Berlin	Occupied by four countries: Great Britain, United States, France, and Soviet Union
Soviet Union	Eventually fell due to its weakening political control and economy

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