Cold war Vocabulary

Question 1

Laissez-Faire

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Communist

Answer 2

“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.

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

America is a democracy that has a capitalist economic system, free elections, & competing political parties

Question 4

Truman Doctrine

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Reparations

Answer 5

Stalin wanted huge reparations from Germany, and a ‘buffer’ of friendly states to protect the USSR from being invaded again.

Question 6

Marshall Plan

Answer 6

The Soviets and the countries of Eastern Europe made a similar agreement. It was called the Warsaw Pact.

Question 7

Berlin Wall

Answer 7

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 8

Containment

Answer 8

Truman began a policy of containment—blocking the Soviets from spreading communism.

Question 9

Berlin Airlift

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Warsaw Pact

Answer 10

The Soviets and the countries of Eastern Europe made a similar agreement. It was called the Warsaw Pact.

Question 11

NATO

Answer 11

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO was a military alliance.

Question 12

Brinkmanship

Answer 12

Both sides were willing

to go to the brink, or edge, of war. This became known as brinkmanship.

Question 13

Sputnik

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Arms Race

Answer 14

Three years later,

both superpowers had an even more deadly weapon—the hydrogen bomb. Soon both nations were involved in an arms race.

Question 15

Domino Theory’

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

Iron Curtain

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Totalitarianism

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Capitalism

Answer 18

Capitalism: An economic system in which money is invested with the goal of making more money (profit)

Question 19

Space Race

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 21

Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union?

Answer 21

• Joseph Stalin

Question 22

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

Answer 22

-Berlin wall coming down

Question 23

A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.

Answer 23

Communisms

Question 24

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

Answer 24

USA AND Soviet Union

Question 25

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

Answer 25

Communism