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Manhattan Project

Development of the atomic bomb during WWII.

Yalta Conference

Meeting of Allied leaders to discuss post-war Europe.

Potsdam Conference

Conference addressing post-WWII issues and the division of Germany.

United Nations Security Council

Body responsible for maintaining international peace and security.

"Iron Curtain"

Term describing the division of Europe during the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine

US policy aimed at containing communism.

Containment Policy

Strategy to prevent the spread of communism.

Marshall Plan

US aid program to rebuild post-WWII Europe.

Berlin Airlift

Western Allies' effort to supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.

NATO vs

Military alliances during the Cold War.

Brinkmanship

Cold War strategy of pushing conflicts to the brink of war.

Sputnik and U-2 incident

Events related to the space race and espionage.

Mao Zedong

Chinese Communist leader.

Jiang Jieshi

Chinese Nationalist leader.

Chinese Civil War

Conflict between Communists and Nationalists in China.

The Great Leap Forward

Mao's unsuccessful economic campaign.

Cultural Revolution

Mao's movement to reinforce communist ideology.

Korean 38th Parallel

Division line of Korea after WWII.

Douglas MacArthur

US general in the Korean War.

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese Communist leader.

Ngo Dinh Diem

South Vietnamese leader.

"Domino Theory"

Belief that communism's spread in one country leads to others following.

"Vietnamization"

US policy to shift Vietnam War responsibilities to South Vietnam.

Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot

Cambodian communist regime.

First/Second/Third World

Cold War terms for global divisions.

Bandung Conference

Meeting of Asian-African nations to discuss colonialism.

Caudillos

Latin American military leaders.

United Fruit Company

US corporation in Latin America.

Fidel Castro

Cuban Communist leader.

Cuban Missile Crisis

US-Soviet confrontation over missiles in Cuba.

Nikita Khrushchev

Soviet leader succeeding Stalin.