Cold War Vocab by Nicholas Campbell

1 of 23

Slide Notes

Cold War Vocab

Published on Nov 19, 2015

No Description

View Outline

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VOCABS

BY : NICHOLAS C.

Photo by Rafael Eifler Barbosa

LIMITED GOV

A Limited Government a system in which the power of the government is limited .

Photo by SS&SS

MARSHALL PLAN US POLICY

Used in Western Europe/ reconstruction funds/ helped prevent the spread of communism.

Photo by thelearningcurvedotca

Capitalism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise

Photo by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung–New York Office

Representative Democracy
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

Photo by Mykl Roventine

Cold War
1945-1991/ a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union/ the nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years

Photo by drbob97

Big Three
allies during WWII; Soviet Union - Stalin, United Kingdom - Churchill, United States - Roosevelt

Photo by Marion Doss

United Nations
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation

Photo by kevinspencer

East Germany
After WWII, Germany was divided into two countries, this part was COMMUNIST

Photo by ЯAFIK ♋ BERLIN

10.

West Germany
British, American and French zone of Germany and was DEMOCRATIC

Photo by spablab

11.

Yalta Conference
1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war Europe

Photo by Ken_Mayer

12.

Berlin Blockade
The blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy/ blockade was a high point in the Cold War, and it led to the Berlin Airlift

Photo by ツJenVista✿GaLLeRiA JeNeSiS✿

13.

Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

Photo by x-ray delta one

14.

NATO
1949/ military alliance formed to stand firm against Soviet military threats/ made between the U.S., Great Britain, France, and other nations/ NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Photo by Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office

15.

Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations/ in response to the NATO

Photo by x-ray delta one

16.

Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks.

17.

Truman Doctrine
US policy used in Eastern Europe/ provided economic and military aid to countries/ used to prevent the spread of communism

Photo by France1978

18.

Marshall Plan
US policy used in Western Europe/ reconstruction funds/ helped prevent the spread of communism

Photo by storebukkebruse

19.

Japanese Miracle
Period of rapid economic recovery and development after World War II

Photo by Maya83

20.

Occupation Zone
Area of Germany that had been given to other nations, notably to the USSR, USA, UK, and France

Photo by MSVG

21.

Slide Notes

Cold War Vocab

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VOCABS

LIMITED GOV

MARSHALL PLAN US POLICY

Capitalism An economic system based on private property and free enterprise

Representative Democracy A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

Cold War 1945-1991/ a conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union/ the nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years

Big Three allies during WWII; Soviet Union - Stalin, United Kingdom - Churchill, United States - Roosevelt

United Nations An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation

East Germany After WWII, Germany was divided into two countries, this part was COMMUNIST

West Germany British, American and French zone of Germany and was DEMOCRATIC

Yalta Conference 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war Europe

Berlin Blockade The blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy/ blockade was a high point in the Cold War, and it led to the Berlin Airlift

Berlin Airlift airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

NATO 1949/ military alliance formed to stand firm against Soviet military threats/ made between the U.S., Great Britain, France, and other nations/ NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Warsaw Pact An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations/ in response to the NATO

Containment American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

Truman Doctrine US policy used in Eastern Europe/ provided economic and military aid to countries/ used to prevent the spread of communism

Marshall Plan US policy used in Western Europe/ reconstruction funds/ helped prevent the spread of communism

Japanese Miracle Period of rapid economic recovery and development after World War II

Occupation Zone Area of Germany that had been given to other nations, notably to the USSR, USA, UK, and France

Limited Government a system in which the power of the government is limited.

Unlimited Government government in which leaders rule without any restrictions

END

Nicholas Campbell

Error!