cold war vocabulary

MRS. MILES’ SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS

Cold War Vocabulary

February 15th Openers:

1.) What country was divided after WWII? A) Japan B) France C) Germany D) USSR

2.) What two countries were known as the superpowers after WWII? A) Japan and Germany B) USA and USSR C) USSR and England D) USA and France

Cold War Vocabulary

Arms Race-- a competition between countries for superiority in the number and power of weapons held. During the Cold War the arms race was between the United States and the USSR

Berlin Wall--a wall built by the Soviet Union separating East Berlin from West Berlin

Berlin Wall:

Berlin Wall

Cold War Vocabulary:

Cold War--a period of rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted more than 40 years

Iron Curtain--a term used to describe the division of Europe between the western nations supported by the United States and the eastern nations supported by the Soviet Union

Iron Curtain:

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Marshall Plan--the decision by the United States to provide money and supplies to help rebuild Europe

NATO– (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) a military alliance of democratic states between the United States and the nations of Western Europe

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Superpowers--specifically the United States and the Soviet Union, strong nations capable of influencing many other countries

Warsaw Pact—a military alliance of the Soviet Union and the nations of Eastern Europe

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Common Market—a group of nations that cooperates to make trade among members easier.

European Union—(EU) is an organization that promotes political and economic cooperation in Europe

Mikhail Gorbachev—appointed the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985. He expanded basic freedoms for USSR citizens. His reforms helped bring an end to communism in the USSR.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Ronald Reagan

“Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!”

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