Unit 5 Cold War

Period of intense competition between the Soviet Union and the United States after WWII for power and influence (Democracy/Captilism v. Communism)

• Cold War

• Containment

• Korean War

• Truman Doctrine

Land, industry, and means of production are privately owned

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Containment

• Monopoly

Land, industry, and business is owned by the government

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Containment

• Monopoly

Power to rule comes from the people

• Democracy

• Communism

• Socialism

• Anarchy

Policy adopted by the US during the Cold War that was meant to stop the spread of communism.

• Communism

• Arms Race

• Containment

• Nuclear Weapons

Which country/countries controlled Western Germany?

• US, Britain, France

• Soviet Union

Which country/countries controlled East Germany

• United States, Britain, France

• Soviet Union

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize?

• The division between East Germany and West Germany

• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe

• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin

• The division between North Korea and South Korea

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe

• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• To stop the spread of communism

• to send financial aid to Europe

What were the results of the Korean War?

• The two sections of Korea reunited

• North Korea & South Korea remained divided

• The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea

• China set up a communist government