Cold War Vocabulary
Cuba
1. Blockade (G) – shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
2. Fidel Castro (p. 638-639) – The leader of the communist revolution in Cuba during the 1950’s, who became an anti-American dictator.
3. Cuban Missile Crisis (p. 638) – An attempt by the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.
General
4. Arms Race (p. 493) – A competition between superpowers to develop new, more deadly nuclear and conventional weapons
5. Cold War (p. 491) – The state of tension and hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union after 1945 without large scale armed conflict between the major powers.
6. Containment (G) – The Cold War policy of limiting the spread of communism.
7. Domino Theory (G) – Belief that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nations would also fall.
8. Iron Curtain (p. 491) – The imaginary line through Europe that divided the democracies of the West from the communist countries of the East.
9. Marshall Plan (p. 492) – The food and economic aid package launched by the United States to help European countries rebuild after World War II.
10. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) (p. 493) – The military alliance for a mutual defense between the U.S., Canada, and western nations.
11. Superpower (G) – A nation strong enough to influence the acts and policies of other nations.
12. Truman Doctrine (p. 491) – The policy made by US President Truman in 1947 that made it clear that Americans would resist Soviet expansion in Europe or elsewhere in the world.
Germany
13. Berlin Airlift (p. 492-493) – The massive relief effort of food and fuel to democratic West Berlin following the cut off by the Soviets.
14. Berlin Wall (p. 526) – A massive concrete barrier, dividing democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. Acted as a symbol of the Cold War and Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) restrictions.
Poland
15. Lech Walesa (p. 548) – leader of Solidarity that helped Poland gain independence from the
Soviet Union, later became president of Poland in 1990.
16. Solidarity (p. 548) – An independent trade union that worked for political change in Poland.
USSR
17. Leonid Brezhnev (p. 541-542) - The Soviet leader who arrested and imprisoned dissidents and claimed the right to interfere with the Warsaw Pact.
18. Détente (G) – Easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
19. Glasnost (G) – policy of openness instituted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s.
20. Mikhail Gorbachev (p. 544) – was the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union. He is known for his work to end Cold War tensions, and changing the Soviet government and economy.
21. Perestroika (G) – restructuring of the Soviet government and economy in the 1980s.
22. Nikita Khrushchev (p. 541-542) – The leader of the Soviet Union following Stalin ruling from 1953-1964. He favored a peaceful co-existence with the west.
23. Satellites (G) – A dependent state
24. Warsaw Pact (p. 493)– The military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites.
Vietnam
25. Ho Chi Minh (p. 571-572) – Vietnamese nationalist who brought communism to North Vietnam during the latter part of the 20th century.
Cold War Vocabulary
Cuba
1. Blockade (G) –
2. Fidel Castro (p. 638-639) –
3. Cuban Missile Crisis (p. 638) –
General
4. Arms Race (p. 493) –
5. Cold War (p. 491) –
6. Containment (G) –
7. Domino Theory (G) –
8. Iron Curtain (p. 491) –
9. Marshall Plan (p. 492) –
10. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) (p. 493) –
11. Superpower (G) –
12. Truman Doctrine (p. 491) –
Germany
13. Berlin Airlift (p. 492-493) –
14. Berlin Wall (p. 526) –
Poland
15. Lech Walesa (p. 548) –
16. Solidarity (p. 548) –
USSR
17. Leonid Brezhnev (p. 541-542) -
18. Détente (G) –
19. Glasnost (G) –
20. Mikhail Gorbachev (p. 544) –
21. Perestroika (G) –.
22. Nikita Khrushchev (p. 541-542) –
23. Satellites (G) –
24. Warsaw Pact (p. 493)–
Vietnam
25. Ho Chi Minh (p. 571-572) –