coldwar Flashcards
communism
the government completely controls the economy
capitalism
laissez-faire
Mixed Market economy
A mixed between command and Market economy
containment
stop the spread of communism
truman doctrine
protect from communism
marshall plan
to rebuild Europe after WWII
berlin blockade
soviets cut off access to West Berlin
berlin airlift
Dropped supplies into West Berlin during the Berlin blockade
berlin wall
dividing the west and east Berlin
nato
American Military Alliance against The Soviet Union
warsaw pact
soviet military alliance against The U.S.A.
korean war
containing operation in Korea -1950-1953
Domino theory
if one falls to communism, others will too They will fall” like dominoes
the arms race
competition to who has the most destructive weapons
brinkmanship
living on the edge of all-out nuclear war