Roots of the Cold War Vocabulary

The conflict between the U.S. and USSR (no real fighting)

• The Cold War
• World War III
• The Korean War
• The Vietnam War

An economic system where the free market controls the economy

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Federalism
• Socialism

An economic system where the government controls pay and the economy

• Capitalism
• Anarchism
• Communism
• Federalism

An organization where nations work together to create peace

• World Bank
• United Nations
• International Criminal Court
• Federation of Nations

The division between Free and Communist countries in Europe

• The Iron Curtain
• The Berlin Wall
• The Stalin Blockade
• The Marshall Line

U.S. used airplanes to bring food and supplies to a German city

• Munich Blitz
• Berlin Airlift
• Frankfurt Brigade
• Moscow Air Raids

Used to divide a German city between its Western and Eastern halves

• Iron Curtain
• Munich Divide
• Berlin Wall
• Danube Line

If one country becomes Communist then they all fall to Communism

• World Revolutions
• Communist Plague
• Stalin's Theory
• Domino Theory

Goal: Containment: Stop the spread of COMMUNISM in Europe

• Marshall Plan
• Nixon Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Kennedy Theory

Financial Aid to Europe, money behind the Truman Doctrine

• Block Grants
• G.I. Bill
• Europe Restructuring Aid
• Marshall Plan