Cold War Review

A set of beliefs held by an individual or a group.

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

A government in which no limits are imposed on the ruler's authority; The leaders don't have to follow the same laws as everyone else.

A system of government in which the functions of government are defined by a constitution; It effectively restrains the powers of the government and guarantees certain rights to the people.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin

zones with troops from another country there to manage it

country with unmatched military strength; the US and the USSR during the Cold War

A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and, along with Roosevelt, planned many allied military campaigns

communist dictator of the Soviet Union

He was the president of the United States during Great Depression and World War II.

became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) died; gave the order to drop the atomic bombs and developed the policy of containment

A meeting of the "Big 3" Allied leaders to decide what to do with land taken from Nazi Germany. This began the conflict between democracies and communism.