people
josip tito
Led the anti-Soviet rebellion
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization made to combat.
Cold War
US and Soviet Union engaged in war
1945
The UN was invited to build its headquarters in New York City.
Reagan Doctrine
Reagan's belief in stopping communism before it enslaved a country.
Konrad Adenauer
A traditional Roman Catholic and staunch conservative politician
38th parallel
Boundary line between North and South Korea.
Falklands War
Argentina invaded the British colony of the Falkland Island.
1950-1953
Korea was divided in these years.
Détente
a lessening of tension or hostility between nations.
Richard Nixon
Decided to pull the U.S. from the Vietnam war.
Guerilla warfare
Revolutionary surprise attacks by a small volunteer army.
Bay of Pigs
John F. Keneddy failed to keep his promise to supply air cover to Cuba
1965-1973
-Marines became the first U.S. combat troops sent to vietnam after eight years of a no-win war.
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Made a difficult time for Romania to gain their freedom
Ronald Reagan
- He worked to revive an economy that was heavily regulated.
Third World
- neutral nations not yet aligned with freedom or communism.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets had established ballistic missile bases in China.
1962
The soviets established ballistic missile bases on Cuba
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Imprisoned in Soviet Union for exposing the cruelties of Communism.
Boris Yeltsin
Received the popular vote for president of the Russian republic during 1990.
Reagan Doctrine
Reagan's belief in stopping communism before it enslaved a country.
Tiananmen Square
A million students and workers gathered together.
1969
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon declaring that's one small step for man ,one big leap for mankind.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Powerful Muslim religious leader.