Cold War - Key Terms

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Capitalism
Ideology which believes that industry and businesses can be owned by private individuals and that voters choose their government by voting and have a choice of parties to vote for. Newspapers, radio and TV are free.
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Communsim
Ideology which believes that all industry and businesses should be owned by the state and that there should only be one political party which represents the workers (a one party state). Newspapers, radio and TV are censored by the state
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Containment
The policy of the USA during the Cold War when they wanted to stop Communism from spreading.
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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation set up in 1949 an agreement to work together signed by the western powers to give collective security.
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The Marshall Plan/Aid
Named after American General George Marshall who in 1947 advocated American aid should be given to help rebuild European economies.
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The Warsaw Pact
Set up in 1955 by USSR to include all communist countries as a challenge to NATO.
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Ideology which believes that all industry and businesses should be owned by the state and that there should only be one political party which represents the workers (a one party state). Newspapers, radio and TV are censored by the state

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Communsim

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The policy of the USA during the Cold War when they wanted to stop Communism from spreading.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation set up in 1949 an agreement to work together signed by the western powers to give collective security.

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Named after American General George Marshall who in 1947 advocated American aid should be given to help rebuild European economies.

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