Cold War

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  1. 4. Island off of Mainland China where Chaing Kai-Shek and his followers created a new government after they lost the Chinese Civil War
  2. 6. an economic system based on Free Enterprise motivated by profit. The means and materials of production are privately owned and operated. (US type of economic system)
  3. 7. Meeting of the major leaders at the end of WWII in which the first signs of conflict between the US and the Soviet Union were evident. Leaders argued over self-determination in nations at the end of the war. It was here that they decided to divide Germany into four zones.
  4. 9. stated that the US would provide money to countries (ex. Greece) threatened by communist expansion.
  5. 12. The Soviet Union (USSR) and its allies during the Cold War.
  6. 13. Cold war conflict that lasted 5 days, when the US (JFK) discovered nuclear missiles in Cuba, JFK issued an ultimatum to the Soviet Union requiring them to remove the missiles. The world was on the brink of nuclear war for 5 days until the Soviet Union finally agreed to dismantle the missiles.
  7. 14. The term coined by Winston Churchill that symbolized the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic western Europe.
  8. 15. Communist revolutionary in China who won the Chinese civil war and established communism in China.
  9. 17. the “puppet” nations of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Mostly these were located in Eastern Europe.
  10. 18. Communist revolutionary in Vietnam who hoped to establish a unified communist Vietnam.
  11. 19. a state of tension and (icy relationship) between the US that began after WWII and lasted until 1989. There was no direct military action but these two superpowers fought each other indirectly through economic and political means.
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  1. 1. Cold War conflict between North Korea (helped by China) and South Korea (helped by the US) over establishing communism in the entire nation. The war ended with a stalemate that divided that nation at the 38th Parallel. North Korea is still communist today.
  2. 2. The US and its allies during the Cold War. They pledged to protect each other.
  3. 3. an economic system based on communal ownership of property. The means and materials of production are controlled by the government. (USSR type of economic system)
  4. 5. (1960s-1970s) Cold War conflict between North Vietnamese forces led by Ho Chi Minh and south Vietnamese forces (aided by the US) over establishing communism in the entire nation. The US got involved with this war because of containment and the domino theory.
  5. 6. Civil war between Chaing Kai-Shek and Mao Zedong in the 1940s in which Mao Zedong defeated Chaing Kai-Shek. China became communist, the nationalist government of Chaing Kai-Shek set up their own government in Taiwan.
  6. 8. US policy introduced by Harry Truman that intended to stop the spread of communism further by giving monetary aid to weak nations after WWII.
  7. 10. avoidance of nuclear war—both US and USSR had nuclear weapons but did not want to use them for fear of retribution by the other side. Instead, both sides practiced a policy of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
  8. 11. Term first used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Communist Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. It would be used as a symbol of the cold war for decades.
  9. 13. Nationalist leader who was defeated in the Chinese civil War by Mao Zedong. He established his own government in Taiwan.
  10. 16. Wall constructed by Soviet Forces in East Berlin (German capital) to prevent people from the East from fleeing to democratic West Berlin-the other side of the city. This wall was torn down in 1989, signaling the end of the Cold War.