Cold War vocab

Question 1

Laissez-Faire

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Communist

Answer 2

The Soviet Union was a Communist country, ruled by a dictator, who cared little about human rights.

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

The USA was a capitalist democracy that valued freedom.

Question 4

Truman Doctrine

Answer 4

Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States helped nations that were threatened by communism.

Question 5

Berlin Wall

Answer 5

The Berlin Wall was built by the communist government of East Berlin in 1961. The wall separated East Berlin and West Berlin. When it was knocked down this symbolized the end of the Cold War.

Question 6

Brinkmanship

Answer 6

Both sides were willing to go to the brink, or edge, of war. This became known as brinkmanship.

Question 7

Sputnik

Answer 7

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite.

Question 8

Iron CUrtain

Answer 8

This divided Europe between East and West. Winston Churchill called this symbolic division the “iron curtain.

Question 9

Space Race

Answer 9

This era of scientific competition was known as the Space Race.