VOCAB Flashcards
Political Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
Cold War
This is a type of government as well as an economic system. It has a centralized government and economy.
Communism
The division between some European countries and the Soviet Union.
Iron Curtain
The U.S. can support the forces threatened by the Soviet Union.
Truman Doctrine
To provide economic assistance to European countries.
Marshall Plan
The U.S. approach to containing or preventing the spread of communism.
Containment
An alliance between the U.S. and 30 European countries.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Competition between nations to launch a rocket to the moon.
Space Race
Fear of the uproar on communism.
Second Red Scare
A campaign against communists in the US government
McCarthyism
Competition in supremacy in nuclear warfare between the US and the Soviet Union.
Arms Race
An attack to eliminate the Cuban leader.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba and was on the brink of nuclear war.
Cuban Missle Crisis
The war between South Korea and North Korea. North Korea invaded South Korea.
Korean War
The military conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The U.S. was an ally of South Vietnam.
Vietnam War
