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M.A.D
Mutually Assured Destruction was a doctrine that prevented any country from using nuclear weapons. The use of atomic weapons leads to the destruction of the attacker and the defender. -
Long Telegram
The Long Telegram was a policy debate that formed the basis of American policy towards the Soviet Union. -
Iron Curtain
A political boundary diving Europe into 2 separate areas at the closing of World War II. -
Truman Doctrine
A United States policy that gave economic and military aid to free nations that were threatened by internal or external opponents, announced by President Truman -
Harry Truman
Truman established the Truman Doctrine which lead the military and economic assistance to democratic nations under a threat from internal or external forces. -
Marshall Plan
A United States program of economic aid to help rebuild European countries after World War II -
Berlin Blockade (Berlin Airlift)
A blockade attempt by the Soviet Union to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. The blockade was a high point in the Cold War, and it led to the Berlin Airlift (June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949) -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance that was created to counterweight the Soviet armies -
Ho Chi Minh
He lead the Vietnamese to a victory over the French and helped with the groundwork for their victory over the Americans. -
Mao Zedung
He led the communist forces in China. This caused the China Revolution. -
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Korean War
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North Korean Invasion
North Korea invaded the south because they wanted to militarily conquer South Korea -
US/UN Coalition Forces Arrive
The UN invaded North Korea and moved towards the Yalu River to the border with China. -
Chinese Volunteers Join The Korean War
The Chinese forced the people volunteer army to cross the Yalu and be entered into the war -
Peace Treaty
The armistice was signed on 7/27/1953 to end the Korean War -
Revolution in Guatemala (United Fruit Company)
The United Fruit Company was a state within the Guatemalan state. It owned all the banana production and exports in Guatemala. It also owned the country´s telephone and most of the railroad track. -
Domino Theory
The fear of the spread of communism theory to neighboring countries. This is referred to ad the domino theory because one affects the others and they all end up falling. -
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Vietnam War
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Warsaw Pact
A military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and 7 Eastern European countries -
Space Race
The Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of a similar intent the in the lanch of artificial satellites. -
Viet Cong
A military arm of the National Liberation Front -
JFK
Kennedy warned the Soviets of the intercontinental ballistic missiles and pledged the revitalize American nuclear forces. -
Berlin Wall
The German soldiers put barbed wire barriers throughout Berlin. This forced East Berlin citizens to be able to pass into West Berlin. The cross between westerners crossing the border was reduced drastically. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The America U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. The Americans fight with Cuba because they know the Soviet Union is behind it. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
U.S involvement in the Vietnam War -
Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which allowed President Johnson to do anything that he thought was necessary to promote the maintenance of international peace -
Vietnamization
The U.S. at a slow rate withdraw their troops and replaced them with South Vietnamese troops -
1st Man on the Moon
The first Man on the moon was Neil Armstrong. Her was sent off on the Apollo 11 space mission on the first lunar landing attempt. -
SALT
Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty agreement in Moscow. -
Paris Peace Accords
Representatives of South Vietnamese communist forces, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States gathered in Paris to sign the Paris Peace Accords which was an agreement to end the war and restoring peace in Vietnam -
Mujahideen
1978 - 1992 Member of the guerrilla groups in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War. They fought against the invading Soviet Forces. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
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Iranian Revolution
Dec. 14, 1979 - Feb. 15, 1989
A revolution that took place as a revolt of the society to go against the state. -
Operation Storm 333
The (Tajbeg Palace Assault) took place on 12/27/1997 and was executed by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. -
Ronald Reagan
1981 - 1989, Reagan had the goal to set a US foreign policy that caused a rollback in communism. -
Star Wars
A U.S. strategic defensive system that was against potential nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The final withdrawal from Afghanistan began on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989. This occurred while under the leadership of Colonel-Gerneral Boris Gormov. -
Commonwealth of Independent States
This intergovernmental organization focused on the political, economic, environmental, and many other issues of the former Soviet Republics.