cold war vocab Flashcards
cold war
50 year, non fighting, war between communist countries and mixed economy countries
Communism (command economy)
government completely controls the economy, no private ownership
capitalism (market economy)
private ownership of everything, buyers and sellers decide what gets made and who gets what, laissez faire
mixed economy
some private ownership, some government ownership. A mix between command and market economies
containment
stop the spread of communism
truman doctrine
US will help any country resisting communism
Marshall Plan
US plan to rebuild Europe after WWII
Berlin Blockade
Soviets block access to West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
US & Great Britain drop supplies into west berlin during the blockade
berlin wall
soviet wall dividing west and east berlin
NATO
American Military Alliance against The Soviet Union & Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
USSR Military Alliance against the US and NATO
Korean War
Containment Operation in Korea 1950 - 1953
Domino Theory
If one country falls to communism others will as well, they will fall together like dominos
Arms Race
Race to get the biggest baddest weapons (mostly nuclear bombs)
Brinkmanship
living on the edge of nuclear war
Mutually Assured Destruction
Prevented nuclear war. Both sides knew no one would win a nuclear war - everyone would be killed
Cuban Missile Crisis
USSR tried to set up nuclear warheads in cuba, almost lead to nuclear war.
Space Race
Competition for most advanced space technology
Sputnik
World’s first satellite, launched by the USSR
Dwight Eisenhower
US President, 1953-1961
Prosperity
living well, high standard of living
Joseph McCarthy
Senator who accused many of being communists in America
McCarthyism
Publically accusing people of disloyalty without evidence
