Expansionism/ Containment
The process of expanding to other countries and increasing a country's sphere of influence is known as?
Expansionism
The building up of one's capacity to fight such that neither opponent will fight due to the expected outcomes can be described as this method of the Cold War.
Deterrence
Conflicts in which one superpower might fight in another country or provide support to a group which opposes the rival superpower can be described as?
Proxy war
What years did the cold war start and end?
1947-1991
What was Detente?
A period during the cold war where tensions were ruduced.
What was a policy used in the Cold War to stop communism and spread democracy?
Containment/ The Truman Doctrine
What does WMD stand for?
Weapons of mass destruction
How did each superpower support countries that had allied with them?
Ecenomic or Military support
What is it called when a country rebels against the country that colonzed it or otherwize oppresed it?
Liberation movements
Why was Detente brought ionto the cold war?
The cost of escalating tensions was getting to great.
What Country used Containment during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
The United States
Who were the two super powers during the cold war?
The Unsited States and the USSR
The Korean war (1945) is an example of a?
Proxy war
Liberation movements were often funded by?
A superpower
What did leaders of the superpowers do during Detente?
They met and signed treaties.
Which Country used expansionism during the Cold War to spread communism?
The USSR
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually assured destruction
The United states and the USSR did not want to fight directly so they joined other forces and had?
Proxy wars
Why would the superpowers want to support struggling countries?
To convince these countries to follow the superpowers ideoligy.
How long did the Detente last?
15 years
The Marshall Plan, The Truman Doctrine and the fight against communism can be described as?
Containment
What kind of war were the United States and the USSR trying to avoid?
Nuclear war
A traditional war which includes troops in direct conflict, as opposed to a cold war can be described as?
Hot war
What are countries fighting for during a liberation movement?
Independence
What was the biggest factor for stoping the cold war?
The economic cost