coldwar Flashcards

1
Q

communism

A

the government completely controls the economy

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2
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capitalism

A

laissez-faire

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3
Q

Mixed Market economy

A

A mixed between command and Market economy

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4
Q

containment

A

stop the spread of communism

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5
Q

truman doctrine

A

protect from communism

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6
Q

marshall plan

A

to rebuild Europe after WWII

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7
Q

berlin blockade

A

soviets cut off access to West Berlin

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8
Q

berlin airlift

A

Dropped supplies into West Berlin during the Berlin blockade

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9
Q

berlin wall

A

dividing the west and east Berlin

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10
Q

nato

A

American Military Alliance against The Soviet Union

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11
Q

warsaw pact

A

soviet military alliance against The U.S.A.

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12
Q

korean war

A

containing operation in Korea -1950-1953

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13
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Domino theory

A

if one falls to communism, others will too They will fall” like dominoes

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14
Q

the arms race

A

competition to who has the most destructive weapons

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15
Q

brinkmanship

A

living on the edge of all-out nuclear war

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16
Q

M.A.D.

A

part of brinksmanship that prevented a nuclear war

17
Q

Cuban missile crisis

A

soviet union tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba to use against the U.S.A.

18
Q

Space race

A

competition for most

19
Q

Sputnik

A

worlds first satellite

20
Q

dwight Eisenhower

A

U.S. President 1953-1961

21
Q

prosperity

A

Living well; a high standard of living

22
Q

mcCarthyism

A

pu

23
Q

blacklist

A

to ban someone