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Pruitt The Cold War
Pruitt Chapter 9 The Cold War
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| aggressors | people who started World War II (Germany and Japan) |
| George C. Marshall | U.S. secretary-he suggested the European nations set up a program for reconstruction with U.S. help. |
| Marshall Plan | Program for recovery after WWII |
| United Nations | organization that promised to work together to find peaceful solutions to international problems |
| Communism | political and economic system in which the government owns all of the businesses and land; individuals have little personal freedom |
| free enterprise | system in which people are free to start their own businesses and own their own property |
| ideology | beliefs |
| The Iron Curtain | the closing off of the Soviet Union |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Western European countries promised to help each other if there was an attack by the Soviet Union |
| Berlin Airlift | U.S.and Britain supplied West Berliners with food and fuel when they were cut off from the Soviet Union |
| Cold War | There was no direct attacking of one country by another, as in a "hot" war; fueled mostly by propaganda. Communism vs. Democracy |
| propaganda | systematic effort to spread opinions or beliefs |
| Third World | nations that did not fit into the Free World or Communist World |
| suburbs | communities near the edge of a city |
| Labor Union | group of workers joined together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages |
| G.I. | Government Issued |
| G.I.Bill of Rights | law that provided benefits to help veterans succeed in civilian society |
| consumer credit | credit used to buy goods that are consumed or used up (food and clothing) |
| credit card | card that allows the owner to charge goods and services and then pay off the charge, along with extra fees, over a period of time |
| new appliances | helped make women's work at home easier |
| Baby Boom | 1946-1964, the number of babies born in the U.S. increased rapidly |
| commute | trip to work; the drive to work |
| Anaheim, California | Disneyland's location-the first theme park in the world |
| North Korea | established a communist government with the support of the Soviet Union |
| South Korea | did not want to be communist with North Korea |
| Korean War | North Korea invaded South Korea |
| Red Scare | panic and fear of communism in America which led to a hunt for communist spies |
| Joseph McCarthy | Wisconsin Senator that announced there were hundreds of communists in the U.S. government |
| arms race | race to build more and better weapons than the enemy |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | 1962: American spy planes discovered the Soviet Union was setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba --just 90 miles from Florida |
| Berlin Wall | concrete, stone and barbed wire wall prevented people from East Berlin from fleeing to the non-communist West Berlin |
| John F. Kennedy | President of the United States; believed all citizens should have equal rights; prevented possible war during the Cuban Missile Crisis |
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