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Big Three
The name given to describe the US, USSR, and Great Britain
Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam Conference
The three conferences that happened after WWII, and were led by the Big Three
Cold War
The name of the ideological war that happened between the Soviet Union and the United States
Self-Determination
A need or fight for proving one’s country and their overall power
United Nations
Established after WWII in an attempt to better the League of Nations, which previously failed; Joined by the US
Iron Curtain
A term used to describe the split between Western Europe and Eastern Europe
Satellite Countries
Name given to the countries under Soviet control (Not necessarily direct rule, but relied on the USSR)
Containment
The name of the policy that was essentially established by the US in which they are trying to prevent the spread of Communism to further countries
Truman Doctrine
A doctrine established stating that the US would provide political and military help to countries within Europe
Marshall Plan
Commonly associated with the Truman Doctrine, and can be interchangeable; Gave aid to European nations
COMECON
The abbreviation of the USSR attempt at instituting a similar plan like the Truman Doctrine
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite launched by the USSR; Tied to the Space Race
Non-Aligned Movement
A movement between various countries in Africa and Asia who essentially just did not want to take a specific side during the Cold War
Capitalism and Democracy
The economic policy and governmental policy of the United States
Communist and Authoritarianism
The economic policy and governmental policy of the USSR
Berlin Blockade
The name of the blockade was when the USSR attempted to block Westerners from reaching their Allied-control parts of Berlin; The response to this was known as the Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
A large wall set on the border of East and West Germany in an attempt to divide the parts controlled by the Allies vs. the parts controlled by the USSR
NATO
The abbreviation for an organization established by various Western powers to provide collective security against the USSR
Warsaw Pact
The name of the response against NATO which was established by the USSR
SEATO
The abbreviation for the international organization established in Southeast Asia to promote collective security around the region
CENTO
The abbreviation of an Anti-Soviet organization formed to stop communism in the Middle East
Korean War
The name of a proxy war that occurred as a result of an attempt by the North side to reunite the country; After invasion, Soviets occupied North with US in the South
Vietnam War
The name of a proxy war that occurred as a result of the US sending military advisers to the country to prevent communist take over; Was extremely unpopular though
Fidel Castro
The name of the leader of Cuba during its communist time period
Cuban Missile Crisis
The event related to the main point of stress when many around the world believed that a nuclear war was going to happen
Bay of Pigs Crisis
The event related to an attempted invasion supported by the US to overthrow Cuban government; Failed and continued to cement US-Cuba negative relations
Angola
The name of a Portugues colony in Southwest Africa that gained independence in a violent way from their power country
Angolan Civil War
An event that occurred related to Angola, which resulted due to European countries putting together rival groups
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
The name of a treaty related to outlawing the testing of nuclear weapons in various locations
Anti-Nuclear Weapon Movement
The name of a movement that was related to the reactions of people around the world, specifically after the Cuban Missile Crisis
Land Reforms
A term that typically relates with a country turning communist
Communes
Peasant lands were organized in these throughout China during the Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong
Leader of the CCP
Great Leap Forward
An attempting at reforming the country by Mao Zedong; Specifically attempted to use land reforms where the government owned peasant lands (could not retaliate)
Cultural Revolution
Essentially an event in China where all critics of Mao were silenced and he further solidified his power
Iranian Revolution
A revolution that occurred in Iran where the shah toppled and the new government emerged as a theocracy (greatly opposed Western ideals)
Organization of African Unity
Symbolized as OAU; Founded by Kwame Nkrumah however was not super essential
Biafran Civil War
A civil war in Nigeria where the Igbos (western and predominantly Christian) tried to secede from Northern government
Suez Crisis
The crisis relating to the Egyptian canal where Nasser attempted to nationalize it (take under government control) which angered the British and French; Led to invasion by Israel which angered US and USSR (agreed on this issue)
Algerian War for Independence
A war that occurred in Algeria where they sought to gain freedom from the French; Difficult for them to gain freedom because Algeria was a settler colony where many French lived
Algerian Civil War
A war fought between the Algerian government and various Islamic rebel groups
Kwame Nkrumah
Leader of Ghana under a one-party state (government type) and focused greatly on using Western ideals; Gained independence through diplomatic relations with the British
Ho Chi Minh
Communist leader of Vietnam
Viet Cong
Group of South Vietnamese who supported the communist side, so would fight against US troops
Muslim League
A league in India that advocated for a separate state for the country’s Muslim population
Gamal Abdel Nasser
The president of Egypt who wanted to nationalize the Suez Canal
Metropole
Essentially just large, urbanized cities that formed
Khmer Rouge
A communist guerilla organization in Cambodia that overthrew the right-wing of the government; Followed Chinese model
Kashmir
A territory that got caught within the India-Pakistan split; The land was lived on by predominantly Muslim people but was technically under Hindu control
India and Pakistan
The two countries that emerged as a result of the diplomatic relations that occurred between the British and India; Split between Muslims and Hindus
Camp David Accords
A peace agreement between the Israeli prime minister and the president of Egypt (many Palestinian states rejected peace treaty though)
Palestinian Liberation Organization
A group symbolized by PLO who wanted the return of their lands and the creation of Palestine as an independent nation
Hamas and Fatah
The two sections that Palestine was divided into by the United Nations
Israel
The country created by the United Nations where Jewish people lived
Indira Ghandi
India’s first female leader who attempted to improve the country during a period of economic crisis but later was voted out as president
Nelson Mandela
Led the South African resistance movement towards apartheid
Prague Spring
A reform movement in Czechoslovakia where the communist leader began to allow for greater freedom; Later crushed by the Warsaw Pact
Brezhnev Doctrine
Essentially used as the justification for the Warsaw Pact to pushing countries away from rejecting communism
Irish Republican Army
The Catholic representative group in Ireland that fought against the Protestants
Ulster Defense Association
The Protestant representative group in Ireland
Shining Path
Essentially the name of a revolutionary organization based off of Mao Zedong’s ideas and the Khmer Rouge; Used terrorist tactics throughout Peru
Mikhael Gorbachev
The President who came into rule during the fall of the USSR
Detente
The time period known for when the Cold War was not at a peak anymore and there were less tensions between the two countries
SALT
The abbreviation for an anti-nuclear weapon movement
Perestroika
The Soviet term for restructuring the overall economy to a more free, liberalized system
Glasnost
The Soviet Term for the country opening up trade more and granting greater freedom within the country
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