Cold War Basics
This term describes the tension-filled rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union without direct large-scale war.
The Cold War
This U.S. program provided economic aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
The Marshall Plan
This divided city was supplied by the West during the airlift operation.
Berlin
This leader established a communist government in Cuba.
Fidel Castro
This process refers to colonies gaining independence from European powers.
Decolonization
This country emerged as the sole superpower after the Cold War.
United States
This policy, associated with Harry S. Truman, aimed to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
This military alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO
This wall, built in 1961, symbolized Cold War division.
Berlin Wall
This Chinese leader led the Communist Party to victory in 1949.
Mao Zedong
This 1947 event divided a country into India and Pakistan.
Partition of India
This event in 1989 symbolized the end of Cold War divisions in Europe.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
This phrase, popularized by Winston Churchill, described the division of Europe.
The Iron Curtain
This alliance was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.
The Warsaw Pact
This war ended in an armistice at the 38th parallel.
Korean War
This Vietnamese leader fought for independence and communism.
Ho Chi Minh
This African country gained independence under Kwame Nkrumah.
Ghana
This was a major challenge for new African nations due to colonial borders.
Ethnic Conflict
This economic system, used by the Soviet Union, involves government control of production.
Command Economy
This doctrine promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism.
Truman Doctrine
This Southeast Asian conflict is a classic example of a proxy war.
Vietnam War
This Soviet leader introduced glasnost and perestroika.
Mikhail Gorbachev
This type of resistance, used in India, avoided violence.
Nonviolent resistance
This term describes indirect conflicts fought by larger powers in smaller nations.
Proxy Wars
This term describes pushing a conflict to the edge of war to force an opponent to back down.
Brinkmanship
This policy aimed specifically to contain communism through economic and military aid worldwide.
Containment
This 1962 crisis brought the world closest to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This Indian leader used nonviolent resistance against British rule.
Mahatma Gandhi
This African conflict became a Cold War proxy war involving foreign powers.
Angolan Civil War
This factor contributed most to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Economic Stagnation