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Cold War Vocabulary Analysis

Terms in this set (24)

Cold War
After World War 2, a period of political noncooperation between the members of NATO and the Warsaw Pact nations.
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; a defense alliance formed in 1949 with the countries of Western Europe, Canada, and the United States agreeing to defend one another if attacked.
Warsaw Pact
A treaty signed in 1955 in defiance of NATO that established an alliance among the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Romania.
Iron Curtain
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern
Europe after World War 2.
Containment
Policy of limiting (containing) the expression of
influence of a hostile power.
Berlin Airlift
When American and British planes airlifted supplies tom West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade from 1948-1949.
Superpower
Country with the military, political and economic strength to influence events worldwide.
Arms Race
Contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons.
Berlin Wall
Concrete wall built in 1961 that separated East and West Berlin.
Domino Theory
Theory stating that if one country falls to Communism then another country would follow like a row of dominoes.
Korean War
War fought from 1950-1953 between North and South Korea along the 38th Parallel.
Vietnam War
The second of the Indochina wars fought between North and South Vietnam
Hungarian Revolution
Nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies from October 23rd-November 10, 1956.
Stalemate
Deadlock; situation in which neither side wins.
Demilitarized Zone
Area from which military forces are prohibited.
Sputnik
The first satellite launched into space by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Marshall Plan
An American initiative passed in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe after World War 2.
Satellite Country
A country that is dominated by politically and economically by another nation.
Proxy War
19)A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
38th Parallel
Line that divided Democratic South Korean and Communist North America.
Collective Security
Policy in which neighbors agree to protect one another against attack.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Created in 1957 by President Eisenhower dictating that the United States would take steps to protect Middle Eastern countries from Communist attacks.
Blockade
To seal off a place to prevent good or people from entering or leaving.
Truman Doctrine
Doctrine created by President Truman stating that by containing Communism the Soviet Union would be unable to gain more territory.
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