Unit 6 Vocabulary Review

Which term below was a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union where the nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield, but deadly threats went on for years?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Cold War

• Democracy

Which term below is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the country?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Cold War

• Democracy

Which term below is a form of government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Cold War

• Democracy

Which term below is an economic and political theory where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Cold War

• Democracy

Which term below is a powerful country that plays a dominant economic, political, and military role in the world?

• Superpower

• United Nations

• Iron Curtain

• Satellite Nations

Which term below were Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control?

• Superpower

• United Nations

• Iron Curtain

• Satellite Nations

Which term below is a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region?

• Superpower

• United Nations

• Iron Curtain

• Satellite Nations

Which term below is an international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation?

• Superpower

• United Nations

• Iron Curtain

• Satellite Nations

Which term below is an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

• Domino Theory

Which term below is an American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

• Domino Theory