cold war

Question 1

proxy wars

Answer 1

a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.

Question 2

Communist

Answer 2

a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Question 4

Truman Doctrine

Answer 4

the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection.

Question 5

Reparations

Answer 5

the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.

Question 6

Marshall Plan

Answer 6

The Marshall Plan was a U.S.-sponsored program implemented following World War II to aid European countries that had been destroyed as a result of the war.

Question 7

berlin wall

Answer 7

The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin

Question 8

Containment

Answer 8

the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

Question 9

berlin airlift

Answer 9

A military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany

Question 10

warsaw pact

Answer 10

The Warsaw pact was a political and military alliance established on May 14, 1955, between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries.

Question 11

NATO

Answer 11

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of 30 countries that border the North Atlantic Ocean.

Question 12

Brinkmanship

Answer 12

the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

Question 13

Sputnik

Answer 13

each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which was the first satellite to be placed in orbit.

Question 14

arms race

Answer 14

a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons,

Question 15

Domino Theory’

Answer 15

the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries

Question 16

Iron Curtain

Answer 16

a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

Question 17

Totalitarianism

Answer 17

a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

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

the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 21

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

Answer 21

Stalin

Question 22

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

Answer 22

During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened

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

The legacy of the war would include the spread of communism from the Soviet Union into Eastern Europe as well as its eventual triumph in China

Question 25

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

Answer 25

Communism, also known as a command system,