AP World History Chapter 32: The Cold War Quiz Flashcards

365440925	Marshall Plan	financial aid sent from the U.S. to western Europe	0
365440926	Eastern Bloc	ex: Poland, Romania	1
365440927	Nuremberg Trials	trials for Nazi war criminals accused of crimes against humanity	2
365440928	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization defensive alliance of Western countries against the Soviet Union wanted to rearm Germany	3
365440929	Warsaw Pact	The Eastern European countries and Soviet Union form an alliance	4
365440930	The Welfare State	a country that adopted socialist programs to decrease the gap between the poor and the rich	5
365440931	Council housing	Government funded housing	6
365440932	Technocrat	government workers trained in a specific field to help with national planning	7
365440933	European Union	when European countries came together to foster trade and create one common market	8
365440934	Euro	The currency that was created during this time. It was the same currency throughout Europe	9
365440935	Christian Democratic Party	They were a group that fostered ideas of harmony.	10
365440936	NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico which reduced tariffs and increased trade	11
365440937	Truman Doctrine	the U.S. promised military aid to any nation fighting communism	12
365440938	Prague Spring	Czechoslovakia tried to overthrow communists which caused the Soviet Union to send tanks and the U.S. did nothing.	13