Leading up to the Cold War
1941-1945
1941-1945
Russia and the United States were part of the _____________ Powers at the end of World War II
Allied
Why did the nations that won World War II meet at conferences after the war ended?
To decide how to reorganize Europe/Germany after the war.
Who was the President of the United States and Premier of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin
An economic system that allows private ownership and promotes the idea of a free market.
Capitalism
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Opposing ____________ prevented the United States and the Soviet Union from forming a true alliance.
Ideologies
What were the names of the two conferences where USA, Soviet Union and Great Britain discussed Post World War II Germany and Europe?
Postdam and Yalta
As tensions built during the beginning of the Cold War, people feared the ____________ bomb.
Atomic
A political and economic system that seeks to create a classless society in which the major means of production are owned and controlled by the public.
Communism
Suburbs
What were the two opposing ideologies of the West (USA, Great Britain) and East (Soviet Union)?
Communism and Capitalism
What did the Soviet Union and USA/Great Britain disagree on at the Yalta Conference which ultimately caused tension and led to the Cold War.
Reparation amounts that Germany will pay.
How to establish European governments.
The United States and Russia engaged in a competition where each nation developed new weapons and built up its armories. This was called the _________ _______ ____________.
Nuclear Arms Race
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
This bill provided World War II soldiers with a wide range of benefits such as low-cost mortgages and college tuition.
GI Bill
The West (United States and Great Britain) wanted to establish _______________ governments in Europe after World War II.
Democratic
The Soviet Union set up _____________ governments in Eastern Europe.
Puppet
The Soviet Union and the United States never engaged in direct combat; instead, they engaged in ___________ ___________.
Proxy Wars
An ideological border in Europe that separated the eastern communist nations and western democratic nations.
Iron Curtain
This was the first truly mass-produced suburb and is widely regarded as the archetype for postwar suburbs throughout the country.
Levittown
The United States was suspicious of the Soviet Union because of their ____ ___________ Pact with Germany at the beginning of World War II.
Non Aggression Pact
After the conferences, security alliances were formed. The United States joined ____________ and the Soviet Union joined the ____________.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Warsaw Pact
What are two proxy wars that were a result of the Cold War?
Korean War and Vietnam War
U.S.-sponsored program designed to rehabilitate the economies of European nations in order to create stable conditions in which democratic institutions could survive in the aftermath of World War II.
Marshall Plan
In 1949, President Truman unveiled his __________ ____________. He wanted to pass civil rights legislation, promote a national healthcare system and raise the minimum wage.
Fair Deal