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Cold War Vocab

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COLD WAR VOCAB

BY MARCUS EMMONS

CAPTIALISM

AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND FREE ENTERPRISE
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SOCIALISM

A POLITICAL THEORY ADVOCATING STATE OWNERSHIP OF INDUSTRY

Representative Democracy

a form of government where the people get to elect leaders

Big Three

allies during WWII; Stalin, Churchill,  Roosevelt

United Nations

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

EAST GERMANY

THE COMMUNIST SIDE OF GERMANY

West Germany

the capitalist side of germany

Yalta Conference

1945 Meeting with FDR,  Winston Churchill, and  Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war Europe

Berlin Blockade

a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy

Berlin Airlift

an attempt to supply food to the western part of berlin by the united states

NATO

military alliance formed to stand firm against Soviet military threats

warsaw pact

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations

CONTAINMENT

AMERICAN POLICY TO KEEP COMMUNISM FROM SPREADING.

Marshall Plan

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

Marshall Plan

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

Occupation Zone

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

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

COMMUNISM

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE THE GOVERNMENT RULES EVERYTHING

Unlimited Government

government in which leaders rule without any restrictions