Ch. 23 Flashcards
A concrete and barbed wire wall physically sep- arating 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 na- tions 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
the 1954 border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
17th parallel
A powerful labor union in Poland that opposed the Polish Communist government
Solidarity
Communist organization of workers
Soviet
failed surprise attack of the North Vietnam- ese on South Vietnam; affected the American attitude toward the Vietnam War
Tet offensive
the border between North and South Korea
38th parallel
square in Beijing, China; site of a deadly confrontation between the Chinese army and college-aged dissidents
Tiananmen square
the principle, enunciated by Harry S. Truman, of assisting countries in a struggle against communism
Truman doctrine
Communist guer il l as who launched subversive activity in South Vietnam
Viet Cong
the policy of gradually turning the burden of the fighting of the Vietnam War over to the South Vietnamese
Vietnamization
Soviet regional military alliance that included Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe; organized to counter NATO
Warsaw Pact
failed American attempt to invade Cuba
Bay of pigs
