Chapter 8 Flashcards
How was the Cuban missile an example of brinkmanship?
Because the Soviet Union was with Cuba to bring down the States.
Brinkmanship
Pushing ones demands to the point of threatening military action
Cold War
War that lasted 43 years. There was the Korean War, the Vietnam war, and the Cuban missile crisis.
Collective security
The protection of a member of an organization against an outside threat.
NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Containment
Stopping spreaD of communism
Truman Doctorine
Containment of communism
Détente
Period of time during the Cold War where the tension was trying to cool down
Deterrence
Policy of both powers to try and stop nuclear weapons
Expansionism
Country taking land from citizens. (Germany used this on Russia.)
Ideological conflict
A struggle between two different idea beliefs.
Liberation movement
Military + political struggle for dependence from colonial power
Non-alignment
Don’t know
Pro-democracy
Establishment of democratic government in a country
Second World War
Adolf Hitler was dictator and took control of Germany and countries around Germany.