Cold War Flashcards

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Cold War Superpowers

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The U.S. and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)

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How did the US try to contain and stop communism?

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by creating policies of economic ($) and military aid for European countries

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Domino Theory

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A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

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Marshall Plan

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A United States program to give economic aid ($-millions) to rebuild countries in Europe after WWII

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What was the goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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spread communism

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Communism

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the government owns and controls all distribution of money and resources

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What did Vietnam, Korea and Germany have in common during the Cold War?

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they were all divided - communist / non-communist nations

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Truman Doctrine

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President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism- mainly helped Greece and Turkey (Goal: stop spread of communism)

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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military alliance formed after WWII between the U.S., Canada, Britain, France, Turkey and 26 European states (to combat the USSR)

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Warsaw Pact

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An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations to combat NATO