Cold War Vocab

What is the term for the policy of threatening to go to the edge of war in order to convince an opponent to back down?

• Brinkmanship

• Arms control

• Détente

• Capitalism

Which economic system is characterized by private ownership of the means of production and the pursuit of profit?

• Marxism

• Capitalism

• Collectivist society

• Communism

What was the strategy employed by the United States to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• Covert

• Intelligence

• Demand

• Containment

What was the term used to describe the policy of threatening an enemy with massive retaliation, including nuclear weapons?

• Massive retaliation

• Nuclear triad

• Nuclear deterrence

• Mutually assured destruction

a member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the US for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat

• Contra

• Cuenta

• Contar

• Carlist

What is the term for conflicts in which two opposing states support combatants that serve their interests instead of waging war directly?

• Proxy conflicts

• States

• Supply

• Contras

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries so they could recover from WWII?

• Truman Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union on who can supple their arsenal with more weapons?

• Arms Race

• Domino Theory

• Massive Retaliation

• Cold War

A military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America. And the first peace time alliance in US History and the most important for the past 60 years.

• NATO

• WARSAW

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

An economic system in which the means of production is owned by the government and private ownership doesn't exist.

• Capitalism
• Imperialism 
• Socialism
• Communism