Cold War
Vocabulary Review
What
organization was
formed to prevent future
global wars?
What
is a state of tension
between the United
States and the Soviet
Union without actual
fighting that divided the
world into two camps?
The
policy the USA has
to stop the spread of
communism
American
and British
planes flew supplies, fuel
and food into a German
city. What was this
called?
The
political and military
barrier that isolated the
Soviet controlled
countries of Eastern
Europe was—
What
is a continuous rise
in goods and services
called?
What
was the military
alliance formed to guard
against a soviet attack
called?
A
situation during a
conflict when action
stops because both sides
are equally powerful and
neither one will give in is
called—
What
was a military
force that was controlled
by the Soviet Union and
was the counterpart of
NATO?
What
is the economic
system that the USA
uses which is based on
free enterprise and
private property?
What
gave WWII
veterans educational,
housing and employment
benefits?
A
system in which
property is owned by
society as a whole and
individual freedoms are
denied is called—
What
is a government by
the people which includes
many freedoms called?
What
was built in West
Berlin to keep people in
the communist area from
escaping?
What
provided massive
financial aid to rebuild
European economies
and prevented the
spread of communism?
What
organization was
formed to prevent future
global wars?
United Nations
What
was a state of
tension between the
United States and the
Soviet Union without
actual fighting that divided
the world into two camps
called?
Cold War
The
policy the USA has
to stop the spread of
communism
containment
American
and British
planes flew supplies, fuel
and food into a German
city. What was this
called?
Berlin Airlift
The
political and military
barrier that isolated the
Soviet controlled
countries of Eastern
Europe was—
Iron Curtain
What
is a continuous rise
in goods and services
called?
inflation
What
was the military
alliance formed to guard
against a soviet attack
called?
NATO
A
situation during a
conflict when action
stops because both sides
are equally powerful and
neither one will give in is
called—
stalemate
What
was a military
force that was controlled
by the Soviet Union and
was the counterpart of
NATO?
Warsaw Pact
What
is the economic
system that the USA
uses which is based on
free enterprise and
private property?
capitalism
What
gave WWII
veterans educational,
housing and employment
benefits?
GI Bill of Rights
What
is a government by
the people which includes
many freedoms called?
democracy
A
system in which
property is owned by
society as a whole and
individual freedoms are
denied is called—
communism
What
is a government by
the people which includes
many freedoms called?
democracy
What
was built in West
Berlin to keep people in
the communist area from
escaping?
Berlin Wall
What
provided massive
financial aid to rebuild
European economies
and prevented the
spread of communism?
Marshall Plan