Text Content: Causes: Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for power and influence, and mistrust between the two superpowers.
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Causes: Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for _____, and mistrust between the two superpowers.
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China
In ________, communism was implemented after the Chinese Civil War, led by Mao Zedong.
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Cuba
________: The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 were two major events in the Cold War involving ________.
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Joseph Stalin
________ later rose to power and implemented a series of policies that led to the deaths of millions of people.
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Great Leap
The ________ Forward and the Cultural Revolution were two policies that led to the deaths of millions of people.
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USSR
In the ________, communism was implemented after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin.
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Afghanistan
________: The Soviet Union invaded ________ in 1979, leading to a decade- long war between the Soviet Union and Afghan rebels (supported by the United States)
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NATO
Alliances: ________ (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed by the Western powers, while the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states in Eastern Europe.
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Definition
________: A state of political and military tension between the Western powers, led by the United States, and the Eastern powers, led by the Soviet Union, that lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.
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Definition
A state of political and military tension between the Western powers, led by the United States, and the Eastern powers, led by the Soviet Union, that lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s
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Causes
Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for global influence, and mistrust between the two superpowers
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Alliances
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed by the Western powers, while the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states in Eastern Europe
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Major events in the beginning
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade, and the formation of NATO
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Korea
A war between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United States and other UN forces) that lasted from 1950 to 1953
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Cuba
The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 were two major events in the Cold War involving Cuba
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Vietnam
A war between North Vietnam (supported by the Soviet Union and China) and South Vietnam (supported by the United States) that lasted from 1955 to 1975
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Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, leading to a decade-long war between the Soviet Union and Afghan rebels (supported by the United States)
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