The Cold War
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Cold War
State of tension and mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union
Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Iron Curtain
Division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
Warsaw Pact
The military organization formed by the Soviets and Eastern Bloc nations to rival NATO
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty organization - a military alliance including the United States, Canada, and Western Europe
Berlin Wall
Barrier set up in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin
Massive Retaliation
The doctrine upon which Eisenhower and Dulles based American nuclear policy in the 1950s
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the United States in 1961.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
38th Parallel
Dividing line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of the Korean War.
Tet Offensive
1968 attack by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam
Domino Theory
The US theory that stated, if one country would fall to Communism then they all would.
Vietnamization
President Nixon's plan for ending America's involvement in the war
Space Race
A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
Glasnost
Policy of government openness and moving toward a democracy
Perestroika
Gorbachev's policy of economic restructuring
Apartheid
Government policy of racial segregation once practiced by the Republic of South Africa.
Who declared that capitalism & communism cannot coexist
Joseph Stalin
Where is Winston Churchill from
Great Britain
Who said “Iron Curtain”
Winston Chirchill
Where is Mao Zedong from
China
What was Mao Zedong’s attempt
To modernize China
Where is Harry Truman from
US
Who Proposed Containment policy to stop communism from spreading
Harry Truman
Where is Fidel Castro from
Cuba
Who has Closer ties to Soviet Union than the US
Indira Gandhi
Where is Margaret Thatcher from
Great Britain
Who is known as “Iron Lady”
Margaret Thatcher
Who allied closely with US against Soviets
Margaret Thatcher
Where is Mikhail Gorbachev from
Soviet Union
Who Promoted more openness through glasnost & perestroika
Mikhail Gorbachev
Saw the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who increased Military spending to fight the Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
Who challenged the Soviets as an “evil empire”
Ronald Reagan