coLD WAR VOCABULARY
Communism- A type of government where all forms of media, social activity and economic activity are controlled.
"Even as Reagan fought communism in Central America, however, the Soviet Union was disintegrating." (History Channel)
(The map shows countries threatened by communism in the cold war)
"Even as Reagan fought communism in Central America, however, the Soviet Union was disintegrating." (History Channel)
(The map shows countries threatened by communism in the cold war)
Annihilation- Complete and total destruction. "The ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation had a great impact on American domestic life as well."" (History Channel)
Capitalism- a form of government in which most media and economic activity are controlled by private organizations that the public has access to.
"This ongoing global conflict, based on the fight between Capitalism and Communism, was centered on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union". (Capitalism vs Communism in the Cold War)
"This ongoing global conflict, based on the fight between Capitalism and Communism, was centered on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union". (Capitalism vs Communism in the Cold War)
Blockade- when someone prevents food or other supplies from entering a city or country.
"The first heightening of Cold War tensions occurred in 1948 when the Soviets imposed a partial blockade of Berlin in April, and then a full blockade in June." (Cold War.org)
(The map depicts a diagram of the Berlin Blockade)
"The first heightening of Cold War tensions occurred in 1948 when the Soviets imposed a partial blockade of Berlin in April, and then a full blockade in June." (Cold War.org)
(The map depicts a diagram of the Berlin Blockade)
Counterintelligence- something devised to stop spies.
"The main duties of the KGB were to gather intelligence in other nations, conduct counterintelligence, maintain the secret police, the KGB military corps and the border guards, suppress internal resistance, and conduct electronic espionage." (Cold War.org)
(The phones are being run with anti-spyware software, to get rid of any bugs or virus')
"The main duties of the KGB were to gather intelligence in other nations, conduct counterintelligence, maintain the secret police, the KGB military corps and the border guards, suppress internal resistance, and conduct electronic espionage." (Cold War.org)
(The phones are being run with anti-spyware software, to get rid of any bugs or virus')