Cold War Vocab Part 1

5. The father of communism; claimed best society is one without social classes to promote equality
6. Divided Germany into four separate occupation zones
10. When America dropped food and supplies to the people located in the Soviet Union controlled zone of Berlin
13. The foreign policy of President Truman; based on 'containment'
15. countries dependent on and controlled by another nation; in this case, the Soviet Union
16. the policy of doing everything possible to prevent communism from spreading to other areas in the world; embraced by America during the Cold War
17. America's spy network; gather intelligence from other countries
18. groups of people with different levels of importance; ex: rich, poor, etc.
19. The rebuilding of other nations after conflict/war

1. Karl Marx argued this group of people should control and run society
2. An economic system focused on the private ownership of businesses and personal property
3. This is encouraged in a capitalist society to keep prices honest and prevent corruption
4. A defensive military alliance between America and Democratic European nations; designed to prevent the spread of Communism
7. a conflict without any official fighting; instead, they use all means (other than fighting) possible to weaken their enemies
8. A political & economic system based on where the government controls all property and economic activity
9. When America used the threat of Atomic weapons to back up foreign policy decisions
11. World organization designed to prevent another World War from breaking out by settling disputes from member nations
12. created to brainstorm defense policies and give advice to the president
14. Sought to reduce hunger, poverty, and struggle in war-torn countries after WWII; main supplier of funds for this was the U.S.