Cold War
- 1945 to 1990 - The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from
A number of Historians believe that the Cold War had begun
During WWII
When and how did the Soviets try to cut off West Berlin
- 1948 - By closing the main road that led into the city
What did the the Soviets build in West Berlin in 1961
The Berlin Wall
What did the US find in an attempt to slow down communism
NATO
Nuclear Arms Race
Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
The Suez Canal Crisis
- Also named the Tripartite Aggression and the Kadesh Operation - Invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France
The world was divided into
"Three Worlds"
What was the first world
US, Western Europe, and any place that embraced capitalism and a more or less democratic government
What was the second world
Soviet Union and its satellites, mostly the Warsaw pact nations, China and Cuba
What was the third world
Everyone else *Term not used anymore*