Unit 6 Cold War Vocabulary Quiz (AH2)

Communist nations in Europe on good terms with the USSR and thought of as under their control

Truman – Included increase in min. wage, ext. of Social Security, & housing for low-income

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world is called

Eisenhower Policy of using the threat of massive retaliation w/nuclear weapons.

alliance made between "good guys" that says they all go to war if one attacked

Mass entertainment media helped spread changing social & cultural values— Rock and Roll.

something that restrains or discourages you from an action

Nations with enough military, political, and economic strength to influence global events

Est.US policy of preventing the overthrow of democratic gov'ts by communists; Greece & Turkey

from 1945-1991, this period was known for the rivalry between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

Winston Churchill coined this phrase about the division between free and Communist countries

policy of reducing Cold War tensions adopted by the U.S. during the presidency of Richard Nixon

1945. War-time conference b/w Allied forces to consider postwar Europe

if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also

alliance between the U.S.S.R. and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO.

international organization formed AFTER WWII to promote peace, security, and cooperation.