Groups and Pacts
A plan the U.S. made with allied powers to protect each other from the Soviet Union (Russia).
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
This president created the "Star Wars" program in order to defend the United States.
Ronald Reagan
What was the year the cold war started?
1945
First satellite in space. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik 1
A system where power belongs to the people, who rule either directly or by electing representatives to make decisions for them, ensuring leaders are accountable and citizens have a say, often through voting in free and fair elections.
Democracy
What plan helped countries rebuild after World War 2?
The Marshall plan.
He was the first man to enter space and orbit the Earth.
Yuri Gagarin
What year did the cold war end?
1991
The political and physical boundary that divided Europe from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
The Iron Curtain
Ideology aiming for a classless society where the community or state owns all property and major industries, distributing resources based on need, not individual wealth.
Communism
This group was established as a balance of power or counterweight to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The Warsaw Pact
The first man to walk on the moon.
Neill Armstrong
When did Neill Armstrong walk on the moon?
July 20, 1969
Intense competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build superior military, especially nuclear, arsenals.
Arms Race
Government and community work together to share resources, businesses, and land, rather than having individuals own everything.
Socialism