The Cold War

The period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II to the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991.

• The Cold War

• The Hot War

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

First country based on the system known as Communism, where the government owns all land, factories, and machinery and everyone is supposed to share the wealth they create. It was the main rival of the United States during the Cold War.

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• The Soviet Union

Under the ____________________________, the United States helped nations that were threatened by communism.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Truman Doctrine

• Kennedy Provision

What did people who believed in the domino theory think about communism?

• Communism would not spread beyond the Soviet Union's borders.

• Having a communist government in one country would lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states.

• Countries in Southeast Asia would be able to stand up to communist China and Russia on their own.

• There was nothing the United States could do to respond to communist revolutions around the world.

Which of the following is not true about a communist economy?

• Private property (land, factories, businesses, etc) does not exist. Everything is owned by government.

• All goods and services are supposed to be shared by people equally.

• In theory, there are no social classes.

• Private citizens invest money with the goal of making a profit and getting rich.

This organization, formed by the United States, Canada, and several countries in Western Europe after World War II, was a military alliance in which each country promised to defend other members if attacked. 

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Entente

• Amnesty International

Policy of the United States during the Cold War trying to prevent the spread of Communism outside its existing borders.

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Containment

• Expansionism

War fought between 1950 and 1953. One side was supported by Communist China and the Soviet Union. The other side was supported by the United States and western democracies.

• Civil War

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• War in Iraq

U.S. foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after World War II

• Embargo Act

• Monroe Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Isolationsim

Program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade

• Embargo Act

• Suez Crisis

• Truman Doctrine

• Berlin Airlift