Cold War Flashcards
Proxy Wars
a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved
Communist
a person who supports or believes in the principals of communism
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Truman Doctrine
policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism
Reparations
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged
Marshall Plan
program under which the U.S. gave aid to Western European countries to rebuild and stabilize their economies
Berlin Wall
a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989
Containment
goal of preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence
Berlin Airlift
a military operation in the late 1940´s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany
Warsaw Pact
alliance between Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
NATO
defensive military alliance of the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European nations
Brinkmanship
the art of practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics
Sputnik
each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which (launched on October 4, 1957) was the first satellite to be placed on orbit
Arms Race
competition between U.S. and Soviet Union for greater military might
Domino Theory
belief that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism, it would lead to the fall of its neighbors
Iron Curtain
a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and West prior the to decline of communism that followed the political events in Eastern Europe in 1989
Totalitarianism
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
Space Race
the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
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?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?
Fall of The Berlin Wall
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?
The United States and the Soviet Union
