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Cold War cocab quiz

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Cold War A war of words or a non-shooting conflict between the Soviet Union and their allies and the United States and their allies. A nearly 50 year period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Superpower -a country with the ability to influence events or project power on a global scale due to a huge economy, large population, strong military, and large quantities of weapons of mass destruction.
Iron Curtain refers to the imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet influence and Western influence, and symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas.
Containment a US foreign policy during the Cold War aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of 32 countries in Europe and North America, formed in 1949 to provide collective security. Its primary goal is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political.
Warsaw Pact a military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its communist allies in Central and Eastern Europe in response to NATO's expansion into Western Europe.
Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine was a US foreign policy established in 1947, promising support to democratic nations threatened by communism.
Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan was a U.S. initiative, officially the European Recovery Program, that provided economic aid to Western Europe following World War II. This program aimed to rebuild war-torn economies, prevent the spread of communism,
Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier constructed by East Germany in 1961, dividing East and West Berlin, and later, East and West Germany. It served as a symbol of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain, separating Communist.
Berlin Airlift- a major event during the Cold War where the United States and Great Britain supplied West Berlin with essential goods by air after the Soviet Union blocked land and water access to the city.
Space Race a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve superior spaceflight capability during the Cold war
Korean War- a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United States and the UN). It began when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
House Un-American Activities Committee- was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees.
McCarthyism name given to the period of time in American history in which the U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin produced a series of investigations and hearings during the 1950s in an effort to expose supposed
Cuban Missile Crisi a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
Fidel Castro was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
John F. Kennedy- concept suggesting that if one nation falls to communism, neighboring nations will also succumb to communism, like a chain reaction of falling dominoes.
Vietnam War a prolonged conflict (1955-1975) between North Vietnam (supported by the Soviet Union and China) and South Vietnam (backed by the United States and other anti-communist nations). This war was a key part of the Cold War and resulted in the
Ho Chi Minh- President of North Vietnam (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and the founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the Vietnamese nationalist movement, fighting for independence from both the French and the United States.
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