Cold War Flashcards

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A military alliance established in 1955 between the Soviet Union and other communist states in Eastern Europe.

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Warsaw Pact

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A conflict where two opposing countries support combatants that serve their interests instead of waging war directly.

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Proxy War

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Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the ideological and physical separation between Communist Eastern Europe and capitalist Western Europe during the Cold War.

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Iron Curtain

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A system of government where power is vested in the people, who either rule directly or elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

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Democracy

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed in 1949 by Western countries to counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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NATO

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Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore outer space with achievements such as the first human in space and the first human on the Moon.

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Space Race

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Period of geopolitical tension between the United States and its allies on one side and the Soviet Union and its allies on the other, without direct military conflict.

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Cold War

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An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and the creation of goods or services for profit.

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Capitalism

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An American initiative to aid Western Europe economically after World War II to prevent the spread of communism.

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Marshall Plan

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Periods of heightened fears of communist influence or espionage in the United States.

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Red Scare