Terms

In this unit on the Cold War, there are a number of terms that we have discussed or will discuss. And there are pre-Cold War issues we've discussed too (e.g., the Russian Revolution).

You should understand these terms and be able to use them in discussions of Cold War issues:

alliance

Allies

ally

Atlantic Charter

atomic bomb/weapon

Berlin Airlift

blockade

bourgeoisie

buffer

capitalism

Cold War

collective

communism

containment

czar (tsar)

East Germany – GDR

economic recovery

free institutions

government

Holodomor

ideology

individual

Iron Curtain

liberal democracy

Marshall Plan

occupation

policy

proletariat

propaganda

Russian Revolution

Soviet Bloc

superpower

surveillance

totalitarianism

Truman Doctrine

United Nations

West Germany – FRG

oppress

suppress 

persecution