U7 Fill in the Blank

1._____________________________ was the United States foreign policy to stop the spread of communism.

2. The_____________________________ was the United States fear if one country fell to communism, then the neighboring countries would also fall.

3. An ____________________________ is when countries compete to have the most powerful weapons. This included nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

4. The ___________________________ was a conflict that started after WWII between the United States and the Soviet Union. There wasn’t any direct fighting.

5. The United States and the Soviet Union were the two ____________________ during the Cold War. They had different political and economic ideologies. The United States supported capitalism and democracy and the Soviet Union supported communism and a dictatorship

6. _________________________were eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union. They were under communist control.

7. The idea of an __________________________ was symbolic of the division and economic and political differences between Eastern and Western Europe. Winston Churchill coined this term.

8. ____________________________is a military alliance between the United States, Canada and Western Europe. It stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The goal was for collective security.

9. The _______________________gave economic assistance to Western Europe to help rebuild after the war. The purpose was to stop the spread of communism. It is an example of containment.

10. The _____________________ gave $400 million dollars to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of communism in those locations. It is an example of containment.