Cold War Vocab Practice

________wars being fought between other countries, but with each side getting support from a different superpower

• Civil
• Proxy
• Neutral
• Direct

an extremely powerful nation that has a strong government the influences other countries around the world.

• ultrapower
• superpower
• hyperpower
• megapower

when the US government actively worked to contain communism, or keep it from spreading to other countries

• Expansion
• Deterrence
• Isolationism
• Containment

an economic system in which the government has TOTAL control over the economy. There is no free market and consumers have little to no choices. Citizens are expected to share resources equally.

• Mixed Economy
• Free Market Economy
• Capitalist Economy
• Communist Economy

an economic system in which people can own their own business and property. There is a free market so consumers have plenty of choices as to what they can buy.

• Communism
• Socialism
• Feudalism
• Capitalism

What was the plan that was created to provide financial aid to democratic nations in Europe, so that they could rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Plan
• Roosevelt Plan
• Eisenhower Plan
• Marshall Plan

What is isolationism?

• Isolationism is a foreign policy approach where a country chooses to limit its involvement in international affairs and focus on its own domestic issues.
• Isolationism is a practice of constant military intervention in foreign conflicts
• Isolationism is a strategy to promote global cooperation
• Isolationism is a policy of extreme international involvement

Define the Truman Doctrine

• The Truman Doctrine was a plan to establish a communist government in the United States
• The Truman Doctrine was a policy to isolate the United States from international affairs
• The Truman Doctrine was a military alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union
• The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1947, stating that the United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. This was done in an effort to stop the spread of Communism

a point in a conflict where neither side can gain an advantage

• cat

• checkmate

• deadlock
• stalemate

define democracy

• Democracy is a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting, and enjoy personal freedoms.

• Democracy is a system where power is inherited
• Democracy is a form of dictatorship, and the citizens have no personal freedoms

• Democracy is a type of monarchy