COLD WAR KEY TERMS Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Proxy War
A
a war in which opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
2
Q
Dollar Imperalism
A
Term coined to describe the Marshall Plan, which was seen as the USA using economic aid to buy empire/influence
2
Q
Capitalism
A
Wealth is privately owned and goods and services are produced for profit as determined by market forces
3
Q
Communism
A
KM theorised that eventually working classes would overthrow the elites and establish a classless system
In this classless system means of production are controlled by masses
4
Q
Cultural Imperalism
A
Artificial imposition of Western culture onto another country
