End of WW2
This city, located inside Soviet-controlled territory, was divided into four zones.
Berlin
The Cold War is a “battle of political philosophies” between these two systems.
Capitalism and communism
These countries were politically and economically controlled by the Soviet Union after WWII.
Satellite states
According to NATO's founding documents "an attack on one member is...."
An attack on all
This conference in 1945 established the United Nations and divided post-war Germany into occupation zones.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This U.S. president’s visit to China signaled a shift in Cold War strategy.
Richard Nixon
This leader warned that an “Iron Curtain” had fallen across Europe.
Winston Churchill
This system allows citizens to choose their leaders and influence policy, but depends on participation and protection of rights to function effectively.
Democracy
What year did WW2 end?
1945
Churchill argued that countries behind the Iron Curtain lacked this key democratic element.
Free elections
This 1947 plan was intended to help European nations rebuild their economies after World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This policy aimed to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This "speech" by Churchill in 1946 warned of a metaphorical division across Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain speech?
In 1949, this group won the Chinese Revolution.
The People's Republic of China
This person accused Churchill of acting like Hitler
Joseph Stalin
This economic system encourages production through competition and profit incentives, which can increase innovation but also lead to inequality.
Capitalism
The end of WWII marked the beginning of this conflict between former allies.
Cold War
These two economic systems were in conflict throughout the Cold War.
What are capitalism and communism
This 1949 military alliance included the U.S., Canada, and ten European nations as a collective defense against aggression.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This plan effectively prevented the spread of communism in Europe by financially supporting the recovery of European economies.
What is the Marshall Plan?
In 1947, these two countries were the first beneficiaries of the Truman Doctrine. HINT: they were involved in civil war following the conclusion of WWII
What are Greece and Turkey?
After the revolution, Mao sought support from this country.
the Soviet Union
Stalin claims that Churchill’s argument suggests this group of nations should decide the fate of the world.
English-speaking nations
This system places control of industry in the hands of the government, often leading to inefficiency due to lack of competition and personal motivation.
Communism
These three leaders met at Yalta to discuss postwar plans.
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
Rather than fighting each other directly, superpowers competed by supporting opposing sides in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam.
Proxy wars
This mission supplied a Western-controlled city located deep within Soviet-controlled territory without using land routes.
Operation Vittles
This strategy involved the potential for all-out nuclear attack against the Soviet Union or China as a counter to even a conventional military action.
What is Massive Retaliation?
This is where the United Nations' headquarters was established.
What is New York City?
This policy replaced private farming with state control, reducing productivity as individual incentive disappeared and resistance disrupted production, contributing to widespread famine.
Collectivization
This leader’s policies, including rapid collectivization and industrialization, contributed to one of the deadliest famines in modern history.
Mao Zedong
This political system centers around a strong central leader and nationalism, maintaining control through suppression of opposition rather than economic equality.
Fascism
At Yalta, Germany was divided among four Allied powers; this country was included despite not being one of the “Big Three” leaders present.
France
Postwar fear of communism at home helped justify U.S. involvement in conflicts abroad; this widespread fear is known as this.
Red Scare
This 1950-1953 conflict was the first major military engagement of the Cold War.
What is the Korean War?
This secret project developed the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This term refers to the policy of limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control.
What is containment?
This program attempted to rapidly industrialize China but led to massive famine.
the Great Leap Forward
This president took office after FDR to finish WW2 and dealt with early Cold War tensions with Stalin.
Harry Truman
This system is most closely associated with leaders who use propaganda, censorship, and fear to maintain TOTAL control.
Totalitarianism