CH 28 Vocab Flashcards Post World War II

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, each member of NATO agreed to help any other member if an outsider attacked it Click for Term

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, each member of NATO agreed to help any other member if an outsider attacked it Click for Term

An international organization whose main goal is to keep international peace Click for Term

United Nations An international organization whose main goal is to keep international peace Click for Term

a state of tension between two superpowers with no actual fighting Click for Term

Cold War a state of tension between two superpowers with no actual fighting Click for Term

A conflict that began in 1948 over the land once known as Palestine, now known as Israel Click for Term

Arab Israeli Conflict A conflict that began in 1948 over the land once known as Palestine, now known as Israel Click for Term

A nickname given to Communists by Americans during the Red Scare and the Cold War Click for Term

Reds A nickname given to Communists by Americans during the Red Scare and the Cold War Click for Term

A system of government in which the Communist party controls the political, economic, cultural and social life of the people Click for Term

Communism A system of government in which the Communist party controls the political, economic, cultural and social life of the people. Click for Term

The economic system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are privately owned and operated for profit in a free market system Click for Term

Capitalism The economic system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are privately owned and operated for profit in a free market system Click for Term

An easing of tensions between the superpowers Click for Term

Detente An easing of tensions between the superpowers Click for Term

Under this act the government helped veterans set up farms and businesses, many GI’s received loans to go to college, and 1 year of unemployment insurance Click for Term

GI Bill of Rights Under this act the government helped veterans set up farms and businesses, many GI’s received loans to go to college, and 1 year of unemployment insurance Click for Term

Inexpensive housing community (post WW2) for WW2 veterans and their families Click for Term

Levittown Inexpensive housing community (post WW2) for WW2 veterans and their families Click for Term

The ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will Click for Term

Self-determination The ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will Click for Term

Policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile power, the post WW2 foreign policy stating the US would hold Soviet influence within its existing limits Click for Term

Containment Policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile power, the post WW2 foreign policy stating the US would hold Soviet influence within its existing limits Click for Term

An increase in size and power Click for Term

Expansion An increase in size and power Click for Term

Planes flew in food, fuel, and other supplies to 2 million Berliners during the Berlin Blockade, which cut off the city of West Berlin from the rest of the world Click for Term

Berlin Airlift Planes flew in food, fuel, and other supplies to 2 million Berliners during the Berlin Blockade, which cut off the city of West Berlin from the rest of the world Click for Term

To close off something Click for Term

Blockade To close off something Click for Term

March 1947, President Truman sent aid to Greece and Turkey, with this aid, both governments put down revolts and restored order Click for Term

Truman Doctrine March 1947, President Truman sent aid to Greece and Turkey, with this aid, both governments put down revolts and restored order Click for Term

Between 1948 and 1952 the US gave $12 billion in aid to Western Europe, this plan helped to lessen the danger of communist revolutions in Western Europe Click for Term

Marshall Plan Between 1948 and 1952 the US gave $12 billion in aid to Western Europe, this plan helped to lessen the danger of communist revolutions in Western Europe Click for Term

A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union Click for Term

Warsaw Pact A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union Click for Term