cold war Flashcards
Laissez-Faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
Communist
The Soviet Union was a Communist country, ruled by a dictator, who cared little about human rights.
Democracy
democracy which valued freedom.
Truman Doctrine
Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States helped nations that were threatened by communism.
Reparations
Stalin wanted huge reparations from Germany, and a ‘buffer’ of friendly states to protect the USSR from being invaded again.
Marshall Plan
The United States also adopted the Marshall Plan in 1947. This plan gave food and other aid to European countries to help them recover from the war.
Containment
Truman began a policy of containment—blocking the Soviets from spreading communism
berlin airlift
The United States and Britain responded with the Berlin airlift
Warsaw Pact
The Soviets and the countries of Eastern Europe made a similar agreement. It was called the Warsaw Pact.
NATO
North Atlantic treaty organization
Brinkmanship
Both sides were willing
to go to the brink, or edge, of war. This became known as brinkmanship.
sputnik
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite.
Arms Race
competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
domino theory
one event leads to another event to happen
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill called this symbolic division the “iron curtain.”
Totalitarianism
Under Stalin, the Soviet Union took control of all aspects of both public and private life
Capitalism
An economic system in which money is invested with the goal of making more money (profit)
space race
This era of scientific competition was known as the Space Race.
In 1949 the United States and European countries worked together to form an alliance for protection against Communist aggression called N.A.T.O. What does N.A.T.O stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?-
Joseph Stalin
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?
Berlin wall coming down
A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.
Communism
The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?
USA AND Soviet Union
Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.
Communism
