Cold War Vocabulary/Terms

Theory that suggested if one nation fell to Communism others would also

• Nadir

• Domino

• Conquerors

Fear after WWII that Communists were in America and could take over the government

• Communist Plot

• Hammer & Sickle

• Red Scare

Mutual defense pack between US, Canada, & 10 West European Countries

• SEATO

• NAFTA

• NATO

State of tension between US & USSR after WWII

• Cold War

• Red Takeover

• Frozen Icebox

Competition between US & USSR to put a man orbiting the earth and on the moon

• Space Race

• Moon Initiative

• Planetary Exploration

Large number of babies born after WWII

• population explosion

• baby boom

• childhood increase

proposal to provide financial aid for rebuilding Europe and stopping communism after WWII

• Marshall Plan

• Roosevelt Doctrine

• Eisenhower Commitment

The Berlin Airlift was a massive effort to

• remove anyone who wished to leave East Berlin

• free Jews still trapped in concentration camps

• supply the people of divided Berlin with food and fuel

Built around Communist East Berlin to keep people from fleeing to the West

• Berlin Wall

• East German Chunnel

• Bridge of Safety

The G.I. Bill was designed to

• keep soldiers from re-enlisting in the Armed Forces

• help women gain entry into the service academies

• offer returning WWII soldiers the opportunity to get a college education or job training