Cold war Vocabulary Flashcards
Laissez-Faire
A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
Communist
“An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people
land, factories, railroads, and businesses private property does not exist
all goods and services are to be shared equally
In theory there are no social classes- but they still existed in the USSR.
Democracy
America is a democracy that has a capitalist economic system, free elections, & competing political parties
Truman Doctrine
Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States helped nations that were threatened by communism.
Reparations
Stalin wanted huge reparations from Germany, and a ‘buffer’ of friendly states to protect the USSR from being invaded again.
Marshall Plan
The Soviets and the countries of Eastern Europe made a similar agreement. It was called the Warsaw Pact.
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
Truman began a policy of containment—blocking the Soviets from spreading communism.
Berlin Airlift
The United States and Britain responded with the Berlin airlift. On June 24, the Soviet Union made a bid for control of Berlin by blockading all land access to the city.
Warsaw Pact
The Soviets and the countries of Eastern Europe made a similar agreement. It was called the Warsaw Pact.
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO was a military alliance.
Brinkmanship
Both sides were willing
to go to the brink, or edge, of war. This became known as brinkmanship.
Sputnik
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite.
Arms Race
Three years later,
both superpowers had an even more deadly weapon—the hydrogen bomb. Soon both nations were involved in an arms race.
Domino Theory’
Domino Theory. A foreign policy during the 1950s to 1980s that states if one one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then surrounding countries would follow.
Iron Curtain
This divided Europe between East and West. Winston Churchill called this symbolic division the “iron curtain.”
Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism: Under Stalin the Soviet Union took control of all aspects of both public and private life
Motives:
Encourage communism in other countries as part of a world wide worker’s revolution
Control Eastern Europe to protect Soviet borders & limit U.S. influence
Keep Germany divided to prevent them from waging war again
Capitalism
Capitalism: An economic system in which money is invested with the goal of making more money (profit)
Space Race
The United States then began spending huge amounts of money to improve science education. This era of scientific competition was known as the Space Race.
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?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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 _____________________.
Communisms
The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?
USA AND Soviet Union
