Cold War Vocabulary

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Which term below is 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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Cold War

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Which term below is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the country?

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Capitalism

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Which is term below is an economic and political theory where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs? Options: Cold War, Capitalism, Superpower

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Communism

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Which term below is a powerful country that plays a dominant economic, political, and military role in the world?

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Superpower

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Which term below is a form of government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them?

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Democracy

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Which term refers to Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control? Options: Democracy, United Nations, Iron Curtain

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Satellite Nations

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Which term below is an international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation? Options: Democracy, United Nations, Satellite Nations, Iron Curtain

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United Nations

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Which term below is a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region?
Democracy, United Nations, Satellite Nations, Iron Curtain

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Iron Curtain

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Which term is a theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control?

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Domino Theory

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Which term below is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance between the US and other nations which was made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country? Options: NATO, Warsaw Pact, Containment, Domino Theory

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NATO