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Fisher Global Era 3B
Global Era 3B: Western Europe and the Cold War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Superpower nations | United States and Soviet Union |
| Free World | Nickname for US and Western Europe nations |
| Communist Bloc | Nickname for the Soviet Union and its Satellite Nations |
| Proxy Wars | US and Soviet Union get involved in conflicts between other countries |
| Examples of Proxy Wars | Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Revolution |
| Space Race | Competition between US and Soviet Union to achieve goals in space exploration |
| Soviet achievements in Space Race | Successful launching of Sputnik satellite, first manned orbit of Earth, first female in space |
| US achievement in Space Race | Won the Moon Race, first to land on the moon |
| Nuclear Arms Race | Competition between US and Soviet Union for supremacy in nuclear war capability |
| Warsaw Pact | Alliance between Soviet Union and its allies (including satellite nations) |
| NATO | Alliance between US and its allies |
| Containment Policy | US foreign policies used to stop the spread of communism |
| Examples of Containment Policies | Marshall Plan and Truman Doctine |
| Marshall Plan | Money given by US to Western Europe nations to recover from WWII damage |
| Truman Doctrine | Military and economic support given by US to Greece and Turkey to prevent communist takeover |
| Yalta Conference | Meeting between leaders of US, Great Britain, and Soviet Union to discuss reorganization of Germany after WWII |
| Zones of Occupation | The four Allied Powers who conquered Germany divided it into four areas; each one controlled by an Allied nation |
| Berlin Blockade | Soviets blocks access to Berlin after US, England & France announce intention to create West Germany |
| Berlin Airlift | For 321 days, fliers dropped supplies to West Berlin behind the blockade, causing Soviet Union to end blockade |
| Berlin Wall | Soviet built wall dividing East and West Berlin |
| Symbolic end of the Cold War | Tearing down of the Berlin Wall |
| Leaders of Yalta Conference | Franklin D Roosevelt (US), Winston Churchill (Great Britain), Joseph Stalin (USSR) |
| European Union (EU) | Political and economic union of European nations |
| Euro | Common currency used by all member nations of the EU |
| Goals of European Union | Improve trade between member nations, promote human rights, end tariffs, create a single currency |
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