PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SPREAD OF COMMUNISM AND COLD WAR CONFLICTS
Satellite Nations:
Communist nations in Eastern Europe under the USSR's control
Containment:
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Guerrilla Warfare:
type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy
Chinese Civil War:
war between communist Mao Zedong and nationalist Chaing Kai Shek/communists took over and forced the nationalists to retreat to Taiwan
Iron Curtain:
political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe/ term became popular by Win
Sputnik:
the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957/ meant that the USSR had missiles powerful enough to reach the US
