Review for Quiz on Cold War
Cold War – period of tension between the US
and Soviet Union.
 Warsaw Pact – 1955 created a union of
Communist nations in Eastern Europe in
response to NATO.
 NATO – A union of democratic nations –
collective security. Protect from the spread of
communism.
 Iron Curtain – Churchill speech – referring to
division of Europe – communism on one side
and democracy.
 United Nations – An organization created to
maintain peace and security between all nations.
 Containment – prevent communism from
spreading to other nations.
 Truman Doctrine – Giving aid to Greece and
Turkey so they don’t turn to communism.
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