Cold War - Conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII as a result of ideological and economic differences (capitalism v. communism) and competition for power and security., Capitalism - an economic system in which resources and means of production are privately owned, Democracy - a government in which th power is held by the people through elected representatives, Communism - a system of government in which a single party controls the economy or means of production, Totalitarianism - A government in which the power is in the hands of one person, usually a dictator., Containment - Keeping communism from spreading outside of Russia during the Cold War. , Berlin Airlift - The US' solution to the Berlin Blockade. The US will fly supplies into West Berlin avoiding direct confrontation with the Soviet Blockade., Truman Doctrine - President Truman's policy to support democracies (Greece & Turkey) throughout Europe after WWII, Marshall Plan - An attempt by the US to stimulate Europe's economy after WWII, NATO Alliance - A peace time alliance between the US and Western European countries. , Warsaw Pact - A peace time alliance between the USSR and Eastern European countries, Berlin Blockade - Stalin's attempt to keep the US, France, and Great Britain out of West Berlin. , Potsdam Conference - The decision to divide Germany up into 4 occupation zones at the end of WWII, Korean War origins - North Korea invaded South Korea to unite the country under communism., Korean War ending - divided at the 38th parallel, armistice, and stalemate, Fidel Castro - commuist leader of Cuba from 1959-2008, Cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis - In 1962 a U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet Nuclear missiles being built in Cuba, Ending of the Cuban Missile Crisis - through diplomacy the US would remove missiles from Turkey and Italy, and the Soviets would remove missiles from Cuba., Bay of Pigs Invasion - the CIA attempt to contain communism and remove Fidel Castro as the leader of Cuba, redistribution of land - during the COld War the US government interprets this as a country becoming communist. Think about China, Guatemala, and Cuba, nationalization of industries - government control over a specific industry. This looks like communism to the US government, The Central Intelligence Agency - collects intelligence on countries to help keep the US safe.,

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