Cold War Vocabulary Flashcards
Laissez-Faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
Communist
country, ruled by a dictator
Democracy
a capitalist economic system, free elections, & competing political parties
Truman Doctrine
helped nations that were threatened by communism
Reparations
friendly states to protect the USSR from being invaded again.
Marshall Plan
a plan that gave food and other aid to European countries to help them recover from the war.
Berlin Wall
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.
Containment
blocking the Soviets from spreading communism.
Berlin Airlift
the Soviet Union made a bid for control of Berlin by blockading all land access to the city.
Warsaw Pact
in 1949, the Soviet Union announced that it had developed an atomic bomb. Three years later,
both superpowers had an even more deadly weapon the hydrogen bomb.
NATO
was a military alliance, Each nation promised to defend any other member that was attacked.
Brinkmanship
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
Sputnik
the world’s first human-made satellite
Arms Race
a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons
Domino Theory
the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
Iron Curtain
a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
Totalitarianism
the Soviet Union took control of all aspects of both public and private life
Capitalism
An economic system in which money is invested with the goal of making more money
Space Race
spending huge amounts of money to improve science education
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?
NATO was a military alliance. Each nation promised to defend any other member that was attacked
Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War
Berlin wall coming down
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?
USA AND Soviet Union
