Cold War Vocabulary

The policy of limiting communism to areas where it already exisits is the policy of

• limitation

• containment

• capitalism

What is the name of the international organizatino that promotes peace, security and

cooperation between countries?

• Marshall plan

• The Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

The practice of spying in order to gain political or military information is called

• blacklist

• communiism

• espionage

After WW 2, there was a time when the US and the USSR struggled for power- this is referred to as the ________.

• Cold War

• Warsaw Pact

• communisim

A __________ is when there is a list of people who are under suspicion for something and are excluded because of it.

• NATO

• espionage

• blacklist

An economic systme that is based on the idea that farms and businesses are privately owned.

• communism

• capitalism

• containment

A promise for mutual protection between the following countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hugary, Poland, East Germany, Romania and the USSR. They promised to protect each other if

one country was attacked.

• Proxy Pact

• Marshall Pact

• Warsaw Pact

The US gave money to many nations in order to help them rebuild after WW2. This aid would help to keep communism from spreading.

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Plan

• Nations Plan

A permanent alliance for mutual protection amoung several countries - stands for

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• NATO

• NADO

• NAO

An economic system that is based on the idea that farms and businesses are owned by a group of workers who do the labor.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Containment