Cold War Origins
This conference divided Europe into spheres of influence after WWII.
Yalta Conference
The first “hot war” of the Cold War (1950–1953)
the Korean War
This country gained independence from Britain in 1947.
India
This economic system is based on private ownership and markets.
capitalism
Leader of the Soviet Union during most of WWII and early Cold War.
Joseph Stalin
A war fought without direct conflict between major powers.
proxy war
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
containment
The U.S. attempted to stop communism here in Southeast Asia (1955–1975).
the Vietnam War
The violent war for independence from France in North Africa.
the Algerian War?
This economic system is based on government control of production
communism
U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John F. Kennedy
Policy of reducing Cold War tensions
détente
he economic aid plan to rebuild Western Europe
the Marshall Plan
The 1962 crisis that nearly led to nuclear war.
the Cuban Missile Crisis
The policy of racial segregation in South Africa
apartheid
International organization that promotes global trade (founded 1995)
World Trade Order WTO
Leader of India who promoted nonviolence.
Mahatma Gandhi
Movement of people within a country (rural → urban).
internal migration
The alliance formed by the U.S. and Western Europe.
NATO
symbolized division between communism and capitalism in Europe.
the Berlin Wall
The partition of India created these two countries.
India and Pakistan
This term describes the increasing interconnectedness of the world.
globalization
outh African leader who fought apartheid and became president.
Nelson Mandela
Belief that newly independent nations should not align with major powers.
nonalignment
The Soviet response to NATO
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 mirrored U.S. struggles in Vietnam.
Afghanistan
This African country’s independence under Kwame Nkrumah inspired others
Ghana
This 1989 event symbolized the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe.
fall of the Berlin Wall
Chinese leader who initiated economic reforms in the late 20th century.
Deng Xiaoping
Fear of nuclear war based on mutual destruction.
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)