Cold War Vocabulary

The Red Scare refers to

• fear of communism
• fear of the boogey man
• fear of Cuban invasion
• fear of Vietcong

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 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 is an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Containment

• Domino Theory

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

Established to provide economic and military aid to countries (initially Greece and Turkey) that were attempting to resist communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Treaty of Versailles

• NATO

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

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 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

An economic system in which the people often under supervision of the state, jointly own the means of production and distribution.

• Containment

• Communism

• Collectivism

• Clemency