IDEOLOGIES
This economic system is based on private ownership and individual freedom.
capitalism
This city was divided into East and West despite being inside East Germany.
Berlin
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
containment
This war divided a country at the 38th parallel.
Korean War
This competition involved building more powerful nuclear weapons.
arms race
This system promotes shared ownership and elimination of social classes.
communism
This event involved the USSR blocking access to West Berlin.
Berlin Blockade
This doctrine provided aid to countries threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
This crisis involved Britain and France threatening Egypt.
Suez Crisis
This concept meant both sides could destroy each other completely.
mutually assured destruction
This philosopher developed the core ideas of communism.
Karl Marx
This U.S. response involved flying supplies into West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift
This plan helped rebuild European economies after WWII.
Marshall Plan
This movement promoted unity among Arab nations.
Pan-Arabism
This Soviet test made them feel equal to the U.S. militarily.
First Lightning
This Soviet leader criticized Stalin but still believed in communist superiority.
Nikita Khrushchev
This structure was built to prevent East Berliners from fleeing.
Berlin Wall
This alliance was created to defend against Soviet aggression.
NATO
This failed invasion attempted to overthrow Castro.
Bay of Pigs
This U.S. spy plane program gathered intelligence over the USSR.
U-2 program
In practice, this controls all goods and property in communist states.
government control/ownership
This term describes the division between communist and non-communist Europe.
Iron Curtain
One goal of NATO was to prevent this type of militarism.
nationalistic militarism
This Cold War crisis nearly led to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This captured pilot was used as proof of U.S. spying.
Francis Gary Powers