The Cold War
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COLD WAR
J.R. Flores
SUPERPOWER
A VERY POWERFUL NATION THAT IS ABLE TO INFLUENCE EVENTS, POLICIES, AND OF LESS POWERFUL NATIONS.
UNITED NATIONS
AN ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE PEACE, & SECURITY UNDER THE CHARTER
IRON CURTAIN
USED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL, EXCHANGE IDEAS & INFO CREATED BY POLITICAL HOSTILITY
CONTAINMENT
A POLICY OF RESTRICTING THE TERRITORIAL GROWTH
MARSHALL PLAN
AN EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAM, AMERICAN INITIATIVE TO AID EUROPE
NATO
AN ORGANIZATION MADE IN WAS,D.C. COMPRISING 12 NATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE DEFENSE AGAINST AGGRESSION
WARSAW PACT
A ALLIANCE OF COMMUNIST NATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE.
ARMS RACE
A COMPETITION BETWEEN COUNTRIES TO EARN SUPERIORITY IN QUALITY OF MILITARY ARMS
CULTURAL REVOLUTION
A MOVEMENT IN CHINA, LED BY MAO Z.
KOREA WAR
WAR BETWEEN NORTH & SOUTH KOREA.
VIET CONG
A GUERRILLA FORCE IN SOUTH VIETNAM THAT FOUGHT ITS OWN GOV.
VIETNAM WAR
A CONFLICT, STARTED/ENDED IN 1954 - 1975 BETWEEN NORTH/SOUTH VIETNAM.
DOMINO THEORY
A THEORY THAT IF ONE COUNTRY IS TAKEN OVER BY AN COMMUNIST, NEARBY NATIONS WILL BE TAKEN OVER AS WELL
COVERT ACTION
A SECRET ACTION TO INFLUENCE THE COURSE OF POLITICAL EVENTS.
DÉTENTE
THE RELAXING OF TENSIONS BETWEEN NATIONS.
DETERRENCE
ACT OF DETERRING A NUCLEAR ATTACK BY THE CAPACITY OF RETALIATING.
HOW DID THE COLD WAR CHANGE THE WORLD?
- All all nations have nuclear weapons. The world raced to see who had the best technology and weapons. Nations now are trying to get other nations not use them. Also because nations are always thinking if something happens there can be a nuclear.
