The Cold War the United States V

THE COLD WAR – THE UNITED STATES V. THE SOVIET UNION ( 1945 – 1991)

1. The Cold War

2. Ideology

3. Yalta Conference

4. Potsdam Conference

5. Superpowers

6. Containment

7. Arms Race (Between the U.S. and the Soviets)

8. Berlin Blockade

9. Iron Curtain

10.Truman Doctrine

11. Marshall Plan

12. U-2 Spy Incident

13. NATO

14. Warsaw Pact

15. Korean War 16. DMZ Line

17.Third World

18.Suez Canal Crisis

19. ICBM’s

20.Brinkmanship

21.Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

**** The bold terms are significant because these were the “WARS” that we fought against the Soviet Union – some with guns – although our troops never faced the Soviet troops directly (Russian troops) – some “wars” did not involve shooting at all

**** Directions. For each of the words, we want you to define the word from the website reading, include an image of the word, include a word or words that is similar to the vocabulary word or something that is familiar to you that helps you remember and comprehend the word.

For Example: Market Economy – Definition from book, an economic system that believes in competition, private ownership of businesses, supply and demand determine prices. An image from Google and for me, my understanding of the word could be this: My earliest experience of the market economy is having a paper route at the age of 10. I was my own boss and made profit (money) by delivering papers and receiving tips and salary.