Cold War Basics
The two superpowers that competed during the Cold War.
United States and the Soviet Union
The U.S. policy of stopping communism from spreading.
containment
The type of weapons that made the Cold War especially dangerous.
nuclear weapons
Decolonization means colonies gained this.
independence
Civil rights movements generally fought against this.
discrimination/inequality
The political and economic system supported by the United States during the Cold War.
capitalism/democracy
This policy promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism.
Truman Doctrine
The abbreviation MAD stands for this.
Mutually Assured Destruction
One reason decolonization increased after World War II.
European empires were weakened / imperialism was increasingly criticized
A common method used by many civil rights activists, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.
nonviolent protest/civil disobedience
The political and economic system supported by the Soviet Union.
communism
This plan gave economic aid to rebuild Europe after World War II.
Marshall Plan
MAD meant that if one superpower launched nuclear weapons, this would likely happen.
both sides would be destroyed
New independent nations sometimes became sites of competition between these two groups.
United States and Soviet Union
Globalization means the world became more connected through trade, culture, communication, and this.
technology
The reason the Cold War was called “cold.”
because the U.S. and Soviet Union did not fight each other directly
The Marshall Plan was intended to make communism less appealing by doing this.
rebuilding/stabilizing European economies
Nuclear weapons helped prevent direct war because leaders feared this consequence.
total destruction/nuclear retaliation
This movement tried to avoid fully siding with either Cold War superpower.
Non-Aligned Movement
One criticism of globalization is that it can increase this between and within countries.
inequality / the wealth gap
The Cold War was mainly an ideological conflict between these two opposing systems.
capitalism and communism
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were both examples of this larger Cold War strategy.
containment
MAD created a balance based less on trust and more on this emotion.
fear
Decolonization contributed to Cold War tension because superpowers competed for this.
influence over newly independent nations
Civil rights movements and decolonization were both connected by this larger goal.
equality, freedom, and self-determination