Cold War
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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capitalism...An economic system based on private property and free enterprise
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Communism...A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country
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Representative Democracy...A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people
Cold War... 1945-1991/ a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union/ the nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years
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Big Three... allies during WWII; Soviet Union - Stalin, United Kingdom - Churchill, United States - Roosevelt
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United Nations...An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
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East Germany...After WWII, Germany was divided into two countries, this part was COMMUNIST
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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
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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 Airlift
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Berlin Airlift...airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
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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
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Warsaw Pact...An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations/ in response to the NATO
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Containment...American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
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Truman Doctrine...US policy used in Eastern Europe/ provided economic and military aid to countries/ used to prevent the spread of communism
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Marshall Plan...US policy used in Western Europe/ reconstruction funds/ helped prevent the spread of communism
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Japanese Miracle...Period of rapid economic recovery and development after World War II
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Occupation Zone...Area of Germany that had been given to other nations, notably to the USSR, USA, UK, and France
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Unlimited Government...government in which leaders rule without any restrictions
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