Due 30.09 - Keywords Unit 4 Cold War - Yr11

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Atomic Bomb

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a powerful weapon that releases energy through nuclear fission, the splitting of atomic nuclei, causing massive explosions and destruction

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Alliance

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a formal agreement or partnership between two or more parties, typically countries or organisations, to cooperate for mutual benefit, often in defense, politics, or trade.

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Appeasement

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a policy of making concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict, often at the expense of long-term consequences.

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Berlin Airlift

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was a humanitarian operation (1948-1949) in which Western Allies delivered supplies to West Berlin by air after the Soviet Union blockaded the city, preventing ground access.

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Capitalism

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an economic system characterised by private ownership of the means of production, market competition, and the pursuit of profit, where prices and production are determined by supply and demand.

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Cominform

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the Communist Information Bureau, was an organisation established in 1947 to promote and coordinate communist parties worldwide, serving as a tool for Soviet influence during the Cold War.

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Communism

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is a political and economic ideology promoting a classless society where all property is collectively owned, and each person contributes and receives according to their abilities and needs, often associated with the abolition of capitalism.

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Democracy

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a system of government in which power is put in the people, who use that power directly or through elected representatives, typically characterised by free and fair elections, protection of individual rights, and the rule of law.

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Dictatorship

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a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a single leader or a small group, often characterised by the absence of democratic processes, limited political freedoms, and the suppression of protests.

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Iron Curtain

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a term used to describe the ideological and physical boundary that divided Europe into Eastern (Soviet-influenced) and Western (democratic) spheres during the Cold War, symbolising the separation of communism and capitalism.