Ch. 22-23 (#73-85) Flashcards
Failed American attempt to invade Cuba
Bay of Pigs
A concrete and barbed wire wall physically separating East and West Berlin; most recognizable symbol of the Cold War
Berlin Wall
The use of military, economic, diplomatic, and psychological means to curtail the further advance of communism
Containment
Relaxation of tensions
Détente
the Cold War theory that once Vietnam fell
to communism, then other countries of Asia would fall like
dominos toppling against one another
Domino Theory
“openness”; Soviet policy of encouraging open discussions of the problems facing the USSR
Glasnost
The dividing line between Western Europe and
Communist Eastern Europe
Iron Curtain
wars limited to specific geographic areas
Limited Wars
European Recovery Act; provided massive economic assistance for post-World War II Europe; the western nations accepted the funds and the eastern nations did not
Marshall plan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; a regional military alliance to defend against Soviet expansion
NATO
The Cold War policy that sought
“to keep to the positions of ideological struggle without
resorting to arms”
Peaceful Coexistence
Soviet policy during the 1980s of a wide range of social, political, and economic reforms
Perestroika
Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin that recognized Soviet control of eastern Europe
Yalta Conference