Question

1. label the circled locations with the early cold war event that occurred there or concept. then explain the event in the boxes provided.

berlin airlift
iron curtain
korean war
cuban missile crisis

Explanation:

1. Bottom circled location (Europe): This is the site of the Berlin Airlift. In 1948-1949, the Soviet Union blocked all land access to West Berlin, cutting off supplies to the Western-controlled part of the city. The U.S. and its allies responded by flying food, fuel, and other essential goods into West Berlin daily for over a year, ensuring the city remained supplied and under Western influence.
2. Middle circled location (Korea): This marks the Korean War (1950-1953). North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union and China, invaded South Korea, which was supported by the U.S.-led United Nations forces. The war ended in a stalemate with an armistice, dividing Korea into the communist North and capitalist South, a division that remains today.
3. Top circled location (Cuba): This is the site of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962). The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. mainland. This sparked a 13-day standoff that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. The crisis was resolved when the Soviets agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba and to remove missiles from Turkey.
4. The Iron Curtain: This was not a physical location but a metaphor for the political and military barrier that divided Europe into communist Eastern Bloc countries (controlled by the Soviet Union) and capitalist Western countries from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.

Answer:

1. Bottom box (Europe): Berlin Airlift
2. Middle box (Korea): Korean War
3. Top box (Cuba): Cuban Missile Crisis
4. (Context for Iron Curtain): A division of post-WWII Europe into communist East and capitalist West, not tied to a single circled map location but defining the broader Cold War split.