Cold War Vocab

Refers to the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas: communist and democratic nations.

• Marshall Plan

• 38th Parallel

• Executive Order 9835

• Iron Curtain

A period of intense tension and rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, as well as their allies. It took place between 1946 - 1991.

• Marshall Plan

• The Cold War

• Warsaw Pact

• Iron Curtain

The dividing line between North and South Korea.

• Executive Order 9835

• 38th Parallel

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

President Truman pledged that the U.S. would help any nation to prevent communism from expanding to other countries.

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

• Executive Order 9835

The competition between nations regarding achievements in space exploration.

• Arms Race

• The Cold War

• Space Race

• 38th Parallel

An object placed in space that orbits Earth in order to collect information or for communication.

• Containment

• Espionage

• Red Scare

• Satellite

Ordered all federal employees to be analyzed to determine if they were loyal to the government.

• Executive Order 9835

• Truman Doctrine

• Red Scare

• Containment

Foreign policy strategy aimed at limiting communism to areas already under Soviet control.

• Marshall Plan

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

A sudden, violent, and illegal overthrow of a government.

• Coup

• Red Scare

• Containment

• Arms Race

A competition between nations to produce the strongest weapons.

• Arms Race

• The Cold War

• Space Race

• Containment