Origins of the Cold War

Vocabulary flashcards on the origins of the Cold War.

Bretton Woods System

A system created in 1944 to establish a stable global economy after WWII by encouraging trade and setting up key financial institutions.

World Bank

Institution created at the Bretton Woods Conference to help rebuild and develop nations after World War II.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Institution formed at the Bretton Woods Conference to support countries with trade deficits and prevent trade wars.

United Nations (UN)

An international organization created after World War II to keep peace and avoid another global conflict.

General Assembly

Part of the UN where every country has one vote, ensuring each nation has an equal say.

Security Council

Part of the UN composed of 5 permanent members (Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the U.S.), each with veto power.

Yalta Conference

Meeting in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin planned the postwar world.

Declaration of Liberated Europe

Declaration issued at the Yalta Conference supporting the idea that people should choose their own governments through free elections.

Potsdam Conference

Conference in July 1945 where Truman and Stalin discussed post-war Germany and reparations.

Satellite States

Nations controlled by the Soviets, such as Poland and Hungary, after World War II.

Iron Curtain

Metaphor used by Churchill to describe the division between Communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe after World War II.

Free Enterprise System

An economic system where trade and private businesses are promoted as essential for peace and prosperity