Cold War Vocabulary

Which is term below is 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?

• Cold War

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Superpower

Which is term below is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the country?

• Cold War

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Superpower

Which is term below is an economic and political theory where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs?

• Cold War

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Superpower

Which is term below is a powerful country that plays a dominant economic, political, and military role in the world?

• Cold War

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Superpower

Which is term below is a form of government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them?

• Democracy

• United Nations

• Satellite Nations

• Iron Curtain

Which is term below are Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control?

• Democracy

• United Nations

• Satellite Nations

• Iron Curtain

Which is term below is an international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation?

• Democracy

• United Nations

• Satellite Nations

• Iron Curtain

Which is term below is a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region?

• Democracy

• United Nations

• Satellite Nations

• Iron Curtain

Which is term below is a theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

• Domino Theory

Which is term below is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance between the US and other nations which was made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

• Domino Theory