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Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman agreed to provide political, economic, and military assistance to all democratic states. -
COMECON
Comecon was formed under the aegis of the Soviet Union in response to the formation of the Committee of European Economic Cooperation in western Europe -
NATO
North Atlantic provided the framework for the military standoff that continued throughout the Cold War -
Korean War
This invasion was the first military tactic of the Cold War -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower called for a new and more proactive American policy in the region -
Arms Race
Lasting until June 4th, the arms race between Russia and the United States used the development of nuclear weapons between each cou -
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Army during the Cold War; he largely pursued peaceful coexistence with the west and also instigated placing nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
Vietnamization
During the Vietnam War, President Richard Nixon announced this new strategy to get America out of the Vietnam War. -
Domino Theory
This theory states that id Vietnam falls or gets demolished , then all of the other countries will as well -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan is also known as the European Recovery Program, it restores the confidence of the European people in the economic future of their own countries and of Europe as a whole -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states -
Space Race
Space became a critical competition between the united states and the Soviet union, they raced to gain achievements in space -
Sputnik
Sputnik was a Soviet satellite launched in October to take part in the space race , -
Fidel Castro
Fidel was the Cuban leader and established the first communist state in the west. He ruled over Cuba for over 5 decades. -
U-2
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy pledged to strengthen American military forces and promised a tough stance against the Soviet Union and international communism -
Bay of Pigs
The CIA launched a definitive strike to invade Cuba, over 1,400 Cubans fled their homes when Fidel Castro took over. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri was the first human to go into space; he was a Soviet astronaut taking part in the 'space race' -
Berlin Wall -built
The overall purpose of building the Berlin Wall was to keep the fascists out of East Germany. Many families were separated and needed special papers and documents to cross the boarder. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Army installed nuclear missiles on Cuba close to the United States, making Americans fear for an upcoming nuclear war. -
Détente
Détente is a French word for "release of tension". The name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks was used to control njclea -
Glasnost
Glasnost is a program of openness that introduced changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations -
Perestroika
Restructuring of the economy -
Berlin Wall -torn down
the head of the East German Communist Party announced that Germans could finally cross the border. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others began to destroy the wall.
