Flashcard: Cold War: Crises, Conflicts, and Rivalries — 16 carte

Cold War — definition?

Geopolitical conflict with indirect superpower confrontation.

Berlin Blockade — year?

1948-1949, USSR blocked West Berlin access.

NATO — formation?

1949, Western military alliance.

Warsaw Pact — formation?

1955, Eastern military alliance.

Space Race — milestone?

First human in space and Moon landing.

Détente — period?

1962-1975, tensions temporarily eased.

Mutual deterrence — mechanism?

Nuclear arms balance prevents direct war.

Proxy wars — examples?

Korea and Vietnam wars.

Major Cold War leaders?

Truman, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Khrushchev, Brezhnev.

Ideological division?

Capitalism vs Communism.

Bipolar world — concept?

Two superpowers dominate global politics.

Cultural competition — example?

Olympic Games and propaganda campaigns.

Cuban Missile Crisis — year?

1962, nuclear standoff nearly led to war.

Cold War — primary characteristic?

Indirect conflicts, arms race, ideological rivalry.

Nuclear arms — concept?

Balance of terror prevents direct conflict.

Cold War — end year?

1991, collapse of USSR.