Cold war vocab Flashcards
Truman Doctrine
policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism
Marshall Plan
program under which the U.S. gave aid to Western European countries to rebuild and stabilize their economies defensive military alliance of the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European nations
Containment
goal of preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence
Warsaw Pact
alliance between Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
Arms Race
competition between U.S. and Soviet Union for greater military might
Proxy Wars
a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
Communist
a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Reparations
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
Berlin Wall
a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin
Berlin Airlift
one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brinkmanship
the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
Sputnik
Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite
Domino Theory
the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.
