Cold War Flashcards

1
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Cold War

A

50-years of not fighting between many communist countries

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2
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Communism

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the government has full control over all civilians

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3
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Capitalism

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private ownership of everything

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4
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Mixed Market Economy

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some private & some government ownership

A mix of command & market economies

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5
Q

Containment

A

stop the spread of communism

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6
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Truman Doctrine

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The U.S. will help any country resisting Communism

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7
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Marshall Plan

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U.S. Plan to Rebuild Europe after WWII

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Berlin Blockade

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Soviets cut off access to West Berlin

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Berlin Airlift

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U.S. & Great Britain dropped supplies into West

Berlin during the Berlin Blockade

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10
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Berlin Wall

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Soviet-built wall dividing East and West Berlin

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11
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NATO

A

American Military Alliance against The Soviet

Union &Warsaw Pact

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12
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Warsaw Pact

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Soviet Military alliance against The U.S.A & NATO

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13
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Korean War

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Containment operation in Korea—1950-1953

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14
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Domino Theory

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If one country falls to communism, others will

too. They will fall “like dominos.”

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15
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Arms Race

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Competition for the most destructive weapons

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16
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Brinkmanship

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Living on the edge of all-out nuclear war

17
Q

M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction)

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Part of Brinkmanship that prevented a nuclear war; both sides knew neither side would win

18
Q

Cuban Missle Crisis

A

Soviet Union tried to put nuclear missiles in

Cuba to use against the USA

19
Q

Space Race

A

Competition for most

advanced space technology

20
Q

Sputnik

A

World’s first satellite—launched by U.S.S.R.

21
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Dwight Eisenhower

A

U.S. President—1953-1961

22
Q

Prosperity

A

Living well; a high standard of living

23
Q

Joseph McCarthy

A

Senator who accused many of being

Communists in America

24
Q

McCarthyism

A

Publicly accusing people of disloyalty without

evidence

25
Q

Blacklist

A

To ban someone—(people accused of being

communists were kept from jobs)

26
Q

Covert

A

done secretly

27
Q

Ethel & Julius Rosenberg

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American couple executed for spying for Soviets