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Ch. 26-sec. 1
Origins of Cold War
Question | Answer |
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This an economic system in which the state controls all property and economic activity. | capitalism |
This an economic system where private citizens control almost all property and economic activity. | communism |
This a form of government in which no opposing parties are allowed to exist. | totalitarian |
This is a form of government in which the people are allowed to elect a president and congress from competing political parties. | democracy |
This peacekeeping organization was officially established in June of 1945. | United nations (UN) |
He became president when FDR died on April 12, 1945. | Harry Truman |
He broke his promise at Yalta in which he agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe. | Joseph Stalin |
The two superpowers disagreed over whether this European country should be strong and united or weak and divided. | Germany |
This term refers to the Eastern European nations controlled by the Soviet Union during Cold War. | satellite nations |
This was a policy which stated that the U.S. should block the Soviets’ attempts to spread their influence by creating alliances and supporting weaker nations. | containment |
He gave the famous “iron curtain” speech in which he warned of the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. | Winston Churchill |
This is the belief and policy formed by President Truman that the U.S. should prevent Communist governments from being set up anywhere in the world where they did not already exist. | Truman Doctrine |
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