From Allies to Rivals
This global conflict ended in 1945 and left the U.S. and Soviet Union as superpowers.
What is World War II?
This economic system allows people to buy, sell, and produce goods with limited government involvement.
What is capitalism?
This president introduced a policy to support nations resisting communism in 1947.
Who is Harry Truman?
After WWII, this country and its capital were divided among Allied powers
What is Germany?
This fear of communism spreading inside the United States was common in the 1950s.
What is the Red Scare?
This long period of tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union did not involve direct fighting.
What is the Cold War?
This system eliminates private ownership and gives the government control of property and production.
What is communism?
This foreign policy promised U.S. support to free nations resisting communist takeover.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
In 1948, the Soviet Union did this to West Berlin.
What is blockaded/blocked access to West Berlin?
This senator accused many Americans of being communists without strong evidence.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
The Cold War involved competition through military buildup, political pressure, and this type of assistance to other nations.
What is economic aid?
The United States believed this system encouraged freedom and opportunity.
What is capitalism?
This strategy aimed to prevent communism from spreading.
What is containment?
The U.S. responded to the blockade with this operation.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This term describes McCarthy’s aggressive anti-communist investigations.
What is McCarthyism?
This international organization was created in 1945 to promote peace and prevent future wars.
What is the United Nations?
Under communism, who controls property and production?
Who is the government?
This 1948 program provided financial aid to rebuild Western Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This 1949 military alliance promised member nations would defend one another.
What is NATO?
People accused during the Red Scare often experienced this consequence.
What is ruined reputations / loss of jobs / limited civil liberties?
This major factor caused tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII.
What are ideological differences (government and economic systems)?
Each side feared the other was trying to do this around the world.
What is spread its influence/ideology?
The Marshall Plan helped limit communism by doing this for struggling European countries.
What is strengthening their economies / helping them recover economically?
This strategy of “if you attack us, we attack you back” defined nuclear tensions.
What is Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?
This type of weapon caused fear during the arms race between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
What are nuclear weapons?