Cold war and decolonization vocab quiz

Potsdam Conference

• July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

• 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

• A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

• An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

Marshall Plan

• A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

• 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

• A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

• The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Communism

• A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

• A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

• The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Mao Zedong

• (1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.

• Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's

• 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

• A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

Cold War

• A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

• A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

• A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

• First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

A military conflict in which one or more third parties directly or indirectly support one or more state or nonstate combatants 

• Proxy War

• Cold War

• Korean War

• Domino Theory

• NATO

Which of the following was a principal cause of the Cold War?

• Proxy wars in Latin America

• competitions for resources in Africa

• the nuclear arms race

• competing political & economic ideologies

Which era is this event, person, group, or development most closely associated with? - Holocaust

• World War Era - c. 1900 to c. 1945

• Cold War Era - c. 1945 to c. 1991

• Decolonization Era - c. 1919 to c. 2000

• Recent Past - c. 2000 to the present

Which era is this event, person, group, or development most closely associated with? - Arms Race

• World War Era - c. 1900 to c. 1945

• Cold War Era - c. 1945 to c. 1991

• Decolonization Era - c. 1919 to c. 2000

• Recent Past - c. 2000 to the present

An economic system in which ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods is in the hands of private individuals and corporations. Government control is minimal and is limited to regulation for the public good, as opposed to ownership and control.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Capitalism