(Answered)The Cold War 2022

Mao Zedong Communist leader of China who took power after a civil war after WW2 Communism A form of government in which the state owns the means of production (farms and factories). Often the people have no power to choose their leaders in this government. 00:00 Sino-Soviet Split A breaking of relations between the USSR and Communist China over disagreements about communism Cold War An irregular conflict between the Capitalist-West and Communist-East worlds between the end of WW2 and 1991. While both sides never fought a direct war with each other many indirect wars and spying operations took place. Containment Doctrine/Theory The US doctrine of trying to stop the spread of communism to other nations. Domino Theory The US theory that if one nation "fell" to communism the other nations around it would also fall. Sphere of Influence An area under the indirect control of a major powers. Think of the US and Canada or the USSR and the Eastern Europe. Korean War A civil war fought on the Korean peninsula from . The Communist North was supported by China and the USSR while the Capitalist South was supported by the USA Vietnam War A civil war fought in Vietnam from . The Communist North was supported by China and the USSR while the Capitalist South was supported by the USA Berlin Wall A wall dividing the city of Berlin in half between the Communist East and Capitalist West. Made to keep people from escaping to the west Arms Race A rush between the US and USSR to build more nuclear weapons Nuclear Weapons Weapons with the capability of destroying whole cities in moments using elements like uranium