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Yalta the war conference in which FDR may have given the Soviet Union a sphere of influence COMECON the Soviet economic attempt to secure its support in its satellite states Truman Doctrine the US policy that established military, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization: Eisenhower's application toward containment Revolution of 1959 The revolution that made Cuba a Communist state, shocking the US with failure of containment and the Monroe Doctrine Monroe Doctrine an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers(Europe or SU) Revolution of 1949 Part of the Chinese Revolution. Zedong vs Kai-shek. Tension caused because of the lack of recognition of Zedong over Red China Domino Theory the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control Novotny aka "Little Stalin": sought to oppress the dissidents and intellectuals in the Czechoslovakia in the 50s Janos Kadar Hungarian leader who gained power after the Soviets regained power '56; he was able to save some of the economic reforms of the former leader European Coal and Steel Community first steps towards European economic unity; rather than trade, though, it wanted to combine KEY natural resources of Benelux, France, Italy and W. Germany European Economic Community intro to free trade in the 50s between the Benelux, France, Italy and W. Germany; a TRUE step towards the European Union Guest Workers W. German's creation to stabilize and aid its GROWING economy Prague Spring euphoric movement to create democracy in '68 Czechoslovakia Brezhnev Doctrine Soviet Union and its allies had the right to intervene in any socialist country whenever they thought necessary. Cold War conflict from 1945-91; US vs Soviet Union;competing ideologies Ideology set of beliefs Political Ideology Soviets(dictatorship) vs US(democracy) Economic Ideology Communist gov't(command economy) vs Free Enterprise System(merchant dominated) Potsdam Second peace conference after WWII; discussion of the A-bomb