Cold War Vocabulary

What is Arms Race?

• Competition between nations to acquire and develop military vehicles and equipment.
• Competition between nations to acquire and develop military weapons and technology.
• Competition between nations to acquire and develop renewable energy sources.
• Competition between nations to acquire and develop space exploration technology.

What is Brinkmanship?

• A political ideology that promotes extreme nationalism.
• A foreign policy strategy in which a country pushes a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome.
• A diplomatic negotiation tactic used to avoid conflict.
• A military strategy that involves attacking the enemy's weakest point.

What was the Cold War?

• The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and China.
• The Cold War was a period of peace and cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• The Cold War was a military alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

What is containment in the Cold War?

• United States' policy of promoting communism and Soviet influence
• United States' policy of remaining neutral in the Cold War
• United States' policy of supporting the spread of communism and Soviet influence
• United States' policy of preventing the spread of communism and Soviet influence

What is Communism?

• Communism is a form of government where a single ruler has absolute power.
• Communism is a system where individuals have complete control over resources and wealth.
• Communism is a political ideology that promotes individualism and free market capitalism.
• Communism is a political and economic ideology that advocates for the collective ownership of resources and the absence of social classes.

What is the Iron Curtain?

• The Iron Curtain was a type of window covering made of iron.
• The Iron Curtain was a famous rock band from the 1980s.
• The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the border between North and South Korea during the Korean War.
• The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the ideological and physical division between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.

What was the Space Race?

• The Space Race was a competition between the United States and Russia during World War II.
• The Space Race was a competition between the United States and China during the Cold War.
• The Space Race was a collaboration between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
• The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

What is the USSR?

• United States of Soviet Russia
• United Socialist States of Russia
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Soviet Union

• Union of Soviet States and Republics

What was the Marshall Plan?

• The Marshall Plan was a financial aid program by the United States to help rebuild Western European countries after World War II.
• The Marshall Plan was a military strategy used by the United States during World War II.
• The Marshall Plan was a trade agreement between the United States and Western European countries.
• The Marshall Plan was a political alliance formed by Western European countries after World War II.

What was the United Nations?

• The United Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded in 1945 to keep peace.

• The United Nations was a global corporation founded in 1945.
• The United Nations was a military alliance formed in 1945.
• The United Nations was a religious organization established in 1945.