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Which description belongs to which term? N.B.: Only one remains!

The superpowers had weapons with which they could destroy each other; strangely enough, it never came to a real war.

The Americans did not want communism to spread and came up with this policy. They wanted to contain communism. One instrument was the Marshall Plan.

In 1962, it came very close to war. There was a conflict between the Soviet Union and America over missile sites.

So President Eisenhower believed that if Indochina fell into communist hands, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia would follow.

Korean War

domino theory

Cold War

Containment

Cuba Crisis

View the source (click on the image for full screen). What was the artist of this cartoon afraid of? Choose the answer that fits best.

1. The artist was afraid that there would be an arms race
2. The artist was afraid that capitalism would take over the countries in Western Europe
3. The artist was afraid that communism would take over the countries in Western Europe
4. The artist was afraid that the countries of Western Europe would be forced to choose between communism and capitalism.

What is the best weapon against communism?

1. Poverty
2. War
3. Freedom
4. Prosperity

4 events
What is the correct order of time?

1. Fall of Berlin Wall, Cuban crisis, construction of Berlin Wall, Korean War
2. Cuban crisis, fall of Berlin wall, Korean war, construction of Berlin wall
3. Korean War, Construction of Berlin Wall, Cuban crisis, fall of Berlin Wall
4. Construction of Berlin Wall, Korea war, fall of Berlin Wall, Cuba crisis

Drag the 4 events into the correct order.
At the top the first event, at the bottom the last.

1. The fall of the Berlin Wall

2. Gorbachev introduces measures to ensure closer ties with the West

3. The Soviet Union is almost bankrupt

4. The Soviet Union breaks up into fifteen independent states: end of the Cold War.

The Berlin Wall

1. 1945 - 1961
2. 1961 - 1989
3. 1961 - 1991
4. 1989 - 1991

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Korean War

june 1950 - july 1953

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Causes

• Korea was occupied by Japan since 1910
• After WWII the country was split  into: 

• North Korea: communist, supported by the Sovjet Union

• South Korea: capitalist, supported by the United States
  

• Division lies on the 38th Parallel

North Korea attacks

South Korea

june 1950

Consequences of attack
North Korea on South Korea

• US regards this as a major communist threat

• VThe United Nations sends a force (led by the US). The Soviet Union boycotts the UN and is absent from the vote

•  China gets involved briefly in the war in October 1950.

• There are supporters in the US for the use of 26 (!) atomic bombs (on North Korea, China and the SU

Consequences of attack
North Korea on South Korea

• The Korean War is also considered the only 'hot' war of the Cold War
• At the armistice in July 1953, the borders are still the same as at the beginning of the war: the 38th parallel

Remember:

Officially, there is still no peace between North Korea and South Korea.