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The COLD WAR!!!! HSCE 8.1.1 The United States & the USSR competed politically AND economically for nearly half a century….This competition is better known as…. The Cold War After World War II, the United Nations was created. For what purpose was the UN created? Protection against military aggression for its members Why did the Soviet Union create a “buffer zone” between itself & the West? To shield itself from another invasion from the West What was the “iron curtain” AND what did it symbolize? the division between the democratic FREE countries of Europe and the communist countries of Europe. What did the United States’ foreign policy of “containment” hope to contain? the spread of COMMUNISM To defend itself against the USSR, the United States created the __________ Alliance. The Soviets created the ___________. NATO and the Warsaw Pact What was the Berlin Airlift? The Allied countries (USA, France, UK) flew & dropped supplies into West Berlin during the Soviet siege of West Berlin Why did the Soviet Union hold West Berlin hostage (the reason for the Berlin Airlift)? The Soviets wanted to keep Germany weak & divided The Soviet Union launched the space satellite, Sputnik, using an intercontinental ballistic missile. This prompted America to take what action? There was an increase in spending on education in science and math Due to the United States’ Cold War policy of containment, the U.S. got involved in two civil wars in which two countries? Korea and Vietnam The Bay of Pigs invasion & a missile crisis almost led the U.S. & USSR to nuclear war. Which country did these take place? Cuba Satellite nations of the Soviet Union often tried to revolt, like Czechoslovakia and Hungary. How did the Soviet Union respond to such revolts? The Soviet Union just invaded those nations