cold war

Question 1

laissez-faire

Answer 1

a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

Question 2

Berlin Wall

Answer 2

The wall separated East Berlin and West Berlin. When it was knocked down this symbolized the end of the Cold War.

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

People have the freedom to choose or elect repatatitaves.

Question 4

communist

Answer 4

A ruler/ dictator who cares little about human rights.

Question 5

containment

Answer 5

blocking the soviets from spreading communism.

Question 6

Truman doctrine

Answer 6

giving support to a country in need to prevent communism.

Question 7

reparations

Answer 7

wanted to be paid for doing wrong.

Question 8

Marshall plan

Answer 8

give aid to countries after the war.

Question 9

domino theory

Answer 9

A theory that one country will lead others to communism.

Question 10

Berlin airlift

Answer 10

planes giving supplies to west berlin.

Question 11

warsaw pact

Answer 11

a similar agreement to the alliance.

Question 12

Nato

Answer 12

A military alliance.

Question 13

Brinkmanship

Answer 13

were both countries make lots of bombs.

Question 14

sputnik

Answer 14

worlds first human-made satellite.

Question 15

Arms race

Answer 15

competition between weapons.

Question 16

Iron curtain

Answer 16

were soviets forced countries to get land along the western border.

Question 17

Totalitarianism

Answer 17

Under Stalin, the Soviet Union took control of all aspects of both public and private life

Question 18

Capitalism

Answer 18

an economic and political system in which a country’s a trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Question 19

space race

Answer 19

a race to space for science education.

Question 20

What does Nato stand for?

Answer 20

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 21

Who controlled the soviet union?

Answer 21

Stalin

Question 22

what singled the end of the cold war?

Answer 22

Berlin was coming down

Question 23

A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as?

Answer 23

communism

Question 24

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

Answer 24

USA and the soviet union