Unit 9 Vocabulary

Judicial court in the United Nations

The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow

Competition to explore space first

international military alliance created by non-communist countries after WWII

An airlift transports supplies by train

The competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in the area of military weapon systems

international organization that promotes international trade and monetary cooperation

Military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and other communist nations after WWII

An invisible barrier that cut off and isolated areas under Soviet control

program of financial aid sponsored by U.S. to boost economies of countries in Western Europe

The use of military troops or ships to prevent the flow of goods and people

A conference in Switzerland to settle issues on the Korean Peninsula and unify Vietnam

Truman Doctrine provided economic and military aid to Turkey and Greece

The policy of the U.S. to prevent the spread of communism by the Soviet Union

time of political and military rivalry between the Soviet Union and the U.S. from 1945 to 1991

A wall that surrounded West Berlin to keep out East Berliners

A system where private businesses compete publicly with little government control

A system in which the government owns the major means of production.

14 day confrontation in Cuba that came close to nuclear war

The Bay of Pigs was a successful military invasion of Cuba by the US.

Brought supplies, fuel, food, and candy to people in West Berlin