cold war test (3-29-23) Flashcards
3 flaws of communism
incentive, knowledge, calculation
what does incentive mean (part of the 3 flaws)
no one will work hard because everyone will get the same amount of money
what does calculation mean (part of the 3 flaws)
how to how much things cost
what does knowledge mean (part of the 3 flaws)
how to know how many products to make
who was the US senator that made wild accusations about the communists
Joe McCarthy
who was the reporter that called out Joe Mccarthy famously said “have you no shame McCarthy”
edward r murrow
who wrote the famous book on communism
karl marx
the bay of pigs tried to remove what leader (major fail)
castro
what was the truman doctrine
containment of communism. Successful until the fall of the Soviet Union
First communist leader to put communism it into practice
vladimir lenin
Joseph Stalin
He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
Total control of every aspect of society, more political
communism
Everything is equal, economic idea
Iron Curtain
Not a real barrier But it separated communist and capitalist countries. Eastern and Western Europe.
what plan that gave billions of dollars in aid given to 16 nations after WWII
the marshall plan
