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who were the two countries fighting against each other in the cold war
what is a political or economic system where all property, resources, and means of productions are owned by the community or state instead of being owned by individuals
what was the name of a thing that separated north Korea and south korea
38th parallel
stalemate
How did people do the Marshall plan
(3 things)
1. dividing germany into 2 countries (west germany=democracy) (east germany=communism) 2. establishing a democracy in japan. 3. the creation of the United Nations to prevent future wars.
what was formed after ww2 to prevent any future wars and maintain global peace
United Nations
a temporary agreement to stop fighting
ceasefire
what does NATO stand for
North Atlantic treaty organization
The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba. After 13 days of negotiation, the Soviets removed their missles from Cuba and the US removed their missles from Turkey
Cuban Mislsile crisis
a plan for aiding the European nations and helping prevent the spread of communism
marshall plan
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
The Iron Curtian
Who sends the first man into space?
USSR
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO NATO,North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
Warsaw pact
Policy in the Soviet Union of speaking openly about problems--led to freedom of speech and press.
glasnot
A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control. Operation Rolling Thunder,bombing campaign over North Vietnam, supposed to weaken enemy's ability and will to fight
Domino theory
educed government control of the economy, encouraged free enterprise
Perestroika
communist, supported by Soviet Union and China
North Korea
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
The Korean War
capitalist, supported by the United States in the Korean War
South Korea
A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
space race
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
conntainment
bombing campaign over North Vietnam, supposed to weaken enemy's ability and will to fight cease fire,A cease fire was negotiated and the US removed their troops from Vietnam
operation rolling thunder
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
The Cold War
USA, the equivalent of 10M tons of TNT
The first hydrogen bomb
Dropped on Japan, equivalent of 12K tons of TNT
First atomic bomb