Vocab
Soviet Union term for "political openness"
Glasnost
First dog in space
Laika
A conflict developed between the Soviet Union and the United States
Provided $13 billion to rebuild war torn Europe--proposed by General George Marshall
Marshall Plan
Military alliance involving the Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union term for "economic reform"
Perestroika
First monkey in space
Albert
The Korean and Vietnam wars were known as
Proxy Wars
The United States would provide money to countries that were threatened by communist expansion--proposed by President Truman
Truman Doctrine
Military alliance involving the United States
NATO
The idea to keep communism within its existing boundaries and to prevent further Soviet aggression
Containment
President who vowed to have a man on the moon by 1970
John F. Kennedy
The closest the world had ever got to a nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
An economic system in which the central government plays an active role in the economy
Capitalism
Who won the Korean War?
No one--split into two independent countries at the 38th parallel
Belief that neither side would launch a nuclear attack because both knew that the other side would be able to strike back
First American man to orbit the Earth
John Glenn
The United States flew supplies into Berlin
Berlin Airlift
An economic system in which the state controls all aspects of society
Communism
Who won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam (communists)
The idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall
Domino Theory
First man to orbit earth
Uri Gargarin
Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event?
The Red Scare
What were the two reasons that the Soviet Union disingrated?
Poor Economy
Political Instability
Neil Armstrong's famous quote
"Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."