Cold War — definition?
Tense rivalry without direct fighting.
Ideological rivalry — role?
Clash of capitalism vs communism.
Yalta Conference — purpose?
Decide post-war Europe division.
Potsdam Conference — issue?
Disagreements, mistrust, atomic bomb.
Containment — strategy?
Prevent spread of communism.
Marshall Plan — aid amount?
$13 billion for European recovery.
Berlin Blockade — cause?
Soviet route blockade into West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift — response?
US supplied West Berlin by air.
NATO — formed?
1949, Western military alliance.
Korean War — start?
North Korea invaded South Korea.
Sputnik — significance?
First USSR satellite, sparked space race.
Cuban Missile Crisis — trigger?
Soviet missiles in Cuba.
MAD — meaning?
Mutually Assured Destruction, nuclear stalemate.
End of détente — event?
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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1. Why did the Cold War develop without direct fighting between the USA and the USSR?
2. What was agreed at the Yalta Conference regarding Germany and Eastern Europe?
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