COLD WAR

Cold War
A conflict that was between the U.s. And Soviet Union.The nations never directlyc confronted each other on the battle field.

The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between ... The Cold War and its events have left a significant legacy.

CAPITALISM
An economic system based on private prrty and free enterprise

• An economic system based on private prrty and free enterprise

socialism
A political theory advancing state ownership of industry

COMMUNISM
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make Decisions about the laws for all people.

Big three
Allies during ww2- Soviet Union- Stalin, United Kingdom- Churchill, United States- Roosevelt

United Nations
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation

East Germany
After WWII, Germany was divided into two countries, this part was COMMUNIST

West Germany
British, American and French zone of Germany and was DEMOCRATIC

Yalta Conference
1945
Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war Europe

Berlin Blockade
The blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy/ blockade was a high point in the Cold War, and it led to the Berlin Airliftto

Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

NATO
1949/ military alliance formed to stand firm against Soviet military threats/ made between the U.S., Great Britain, France, and other nations/ NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations/ in response to the NATO

Containment American
policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

Truman Doctrine
US policy used in Eastern Europe/ provided economic and military aid to countries/ used to prevent the spread of communism

Marshall Plan
US policy used in Western Europe/ reconstruction funds/ helped prevent the spread of communism

Japanese Miracle
Period of rapid economic recovery and development after World War II

Occupation Zone
Area of Germany that had been given to other nations, notably to the USSR, USA, UK, and France

Limited Government
a system in which the power of the government is limited

Unlimited Government
government in which leaders rule without any restrictions