Vocab
Ideology
Alliances
Foreign Policy
Major Cold War Events
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The state of political tension from 1945-1990 between the United States and the Soviet Union which affected the rest of the world.
The Cold War
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Ideology means...
A system of ideas and beliefs
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The United States' alliance during the Cold War (and today) is called...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
100
The definition of foreign policy is...
A government's strategy in dealing with other nations and countries.
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The Korean and Vietnam Wars are known as what type of wars?
Proxy wars
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A competition between nations to build the most weapons
Arms Race
200
The Cold War consisted of two conflicting (opposite) ideologies: What were they?
Capitalism/Democracy versus Communism
200
The Soviet Union's alliance during the Cold War was called...
The Warsaw Pact
200
What was the major political/social goal of the Cold War for both the United States and Soviet Union?
Spread their influence/ideology around the globe
200
Both Korea and Vietnam were split in two during war. Who supported the North, and who supported the South?
North = Soviet Union; South = U.S.A
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The easing of Cold War tensions and hostilities between the East and West during the 1970s
Detente
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In a Communist country, who owns property and controls the economy?
The government
300
Germany was on which side during the Cold War?
Both! West Germany = NATO, East Germany = Warsaw Pact
300
What was an economic goal of the Cold War for both the United States and the Soviet Union?
Gain access to new economic resources.
300
What was the end result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Removal of nuclear weapons from Cuba (Soviet Union) and Turkey (U.S.A); both sides agree to try and prevent such events in the future!
400
An economic system in which the government controls the entire economy and nobody owns private property
Capitalism
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In a Capitalist country, who controls the economy (i.e. owns businesses and land)? 
Individual people
400
Cuba, 90 miles south of the United States, allied itself with...
Soviet Union
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In order to stop the expansion of Communism, President Harry Truman supported foreign policy known as...
Containment!
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Name an event that is an example of the Cold War being a war of ideologies
Cuban Missile Crisis, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Iron Curtain, Containment
500
An economic system in which labor, capital and land are privately owned and money is invested in businesses with the goal of making a profit
Capitalism
500
What type of government does the United States have, and what makes this government what it is?
Democracy, voting for leaders
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Why did the Soviet Union and U.S. primarily compete in what is known as the "third world"?
The third world's governments are politically unstable and more easy to influence
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In both arms, space technology, and influence around the globe, the Cold War was an intense ________ between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
Competition
500
Name one event that shows the Cold War as a violent era, not just a war of ideology:
Korean and Vietnam Wars
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