Cold War

Name the TWO main countries who participated in the Cold War.

• Egypt and Namibia

• New Zealand and Australia

• South Africa and Italy

• USA and USSR

Define the term Capitalism

• An economic system based on private ownership

• Buying and selling goods

• The government controls everything

• The right to vote

Define the term Communism

• An economic system based on private ownership

• An economic system based on government ownership and control of resources

• Democracy

• Freedom of speech

Define the term Cold War

• An ideological battle or tension between capitalism and communism without getting involved in an actual war

• The desire for peace and compromise

• A physical war between the USA and USSR

• A simple ideology that ended the war

Define the term Iron Curtain

• A curtain made of iron

• A curtain you purchase at Makro

• A symbolic border between communism and capitalism

• A curtain that shields communism from the sun

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• A movie about cpommunism directed by Truman

• A book about capitalism written by Truman

• Something that is True and not False

• Aid to countries fighting communism

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A US sponsored program following WW2 to aid European countries that had been destroyed as a result of the war

• A US sponsored program to spread Capitalism across Europe

• A US sponsored program to spread Capitalism around the world

• A plan written out by Marshall

What was the Berlin Wall?

• A wall so high that nobody could jump over it

• A wall that separated East and West Berlin

• A wall that separated North and South Berlin

• A wall that was built between USA and USSR