PRESENTATION OUTLINE
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
A system of gov in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all people.
COLD WAR
1945-1991/a conflict between U.S. And Soviet Union/ the nations never directly confronted each other on the battle field, but deadly threats went on for years.
BIG THREE
Allies during WWII; Soviet Union-Stalin, UK-Churchill, US- 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
