Unit 9 Vocabulary

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 2

Part of the German capital controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II

Accepted Answer

East Berlin

Question 3

Part of the German capital controlled by USA, Britain +France after World War II

Accepted Answer

West Berlin

Question 4

A system where private businesses compete publicly with little government control

Accepted Answer

Free Enterprise

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

containment

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Geneva Accords

Question 7

Cold War-era that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1956 to 1975.

Accepted Answer

Vietnam War

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Arms Race

Question 9

international organization that promotes international trade and monetary cooperation

Accepted Answer

International Monetary Fund

Question 10

A wall that surrounded West Berlin to keep out East Berliners

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 11

Truman Doctrine provided economic and military aid to Turkey and Greece

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

A war between North and South Korea

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 13

international military alliance created by non-communist countries after WWII

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 14

A system of government- citizens elect representatives among themselves to form governing body

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 15

Competition to explore space first

Accepted Answer

Space Race

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 17

An airlift transports supplies by train

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Blockade

Question 21

Judicial court in the United Nations

Accepted Answer

International Court of Justice

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

Domino Theory

Question 23

14 day confrontation in Cuba that came close to nuclear war

Accepted Answer

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

Iron Curtain

Unit 9 Vocabulary

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Unit 9 Vocabulary

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