THE BIG THREE
The US came out of WW2 strong because none of the fighting took place here
The USA
Private ownership of capital goods is one way to describe this economic system
100: Capitalism
In 1947, the Soviets tested their first this, with even more power than the US’
100: A-Bomb
Instead of directly fighting, the US and USSR engaged in these
100: Proxy Wars
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This Superpower was a major influence of the war
100: Soviet Union
Representatives from these 3 countries make up the “Big Three”
US, Britain, Russia
This plan by the POTUS provided billions of dollars in European aid
200: Marshall Plan
The Soviet Union won the space race in 1957, sending the first this into orbit
200: Satellite
This war resulted in a stalemate due to the involvement of the Chinese, pushing both forces back to the 38th parallel.
200: Korean War
In 1949, the West formed this military alliance against the Soviets.
200: Korean War
The US and USSR clashed over these two political ideologies
Democracy & Communism
This plan by George Kennan was meant to Keep communism from spreading or contain it
300: Containment Plan
Not to be outdone in the race for space, the US was victorious in doing this
300: Putting man on the Moon
After the US found Soviet nukes in their backyard, his major crisis had the world on edge for 13 days
300: Cuban Missile Crisis
In response to the West, in 1955, the Soviets created their own military alliance called this
300: Cuban Missile Crisis
This conference in 1944 had FDR and Stalin clashing over free elections400
Yalta Conference
These countries seen in the image under Soviet control formed this
400: Communist/Soviet/Russian Bloc
In the early 1950s, both superpowers developed this, over a thousand times stronger than its predecessor
400: Hydrogen Bomb
This war in Nicaragua pitted the contras backed by the US, against the Sandinistas backed by the USSR
400: Contra War
This treaty in 1968 called on nuclear powers to prevent non-nuclear nations from developing their own nukes.
400: Contra War
This conference 1945 deepened the rift between the USSR and US as Truman still insists on free elections
Potsdam Conference
Put in place by Truman, these beliefs put firepower into the idea of containment, providing aid to countries threatened by communism
500: Truman Doctrine
The reason both countries never attacked each other- don’t get angry
500: MAD Mutually Assured Destruction
A former colony of portugal, this civil war occurred right after they gained independence.
500: Angolan Civil War
This organization’s goal was to not be aligned with major countries, representing the interest of developing nations
500: Angolan Civil War