PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Capitalism: An economic system based on private property and free enterprise
Socialism: A political theory advocating state ownership of industry
Communism: A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country
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
