Cold War Vocabulary Worksheet
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Cold War Vocabulary Worksheet
📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Definitions
Match each term with its correct definition by writing the letter in the circle.
Definitions:
A. US policy to prevent the spread of communism
B. Period of reduced tensions between superpowers in the 1970s
C. Military alliance formed by Western nations in 1949
D. Metaphor for the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
E. American economic aid program to rebuild Western Europe after WWII
✏️ Part 2: Multiple Choice
📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks
Word Bank: proxy war, glasnost, perestroika, domino theory, satellite states
The _________________ suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow.
Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union were known as _________________.
The Vietnam War is considered a _________________ because the US and USSR supported opposing sides without directly fighting each other.
Mikhail Gorbachev introduced _________________ (openness) and _________________ (restructuring) as reforms in the Soviet Union.
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