Terms
Assistance program that would provide food, machinery and other materials to rebuild Western Europe
Marshall Plan
Phrase created by Churchill to represent Europe’s division into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern
"iron Curtain"
A Chinese uprising whose goal was to establish a society of peasants and workers in which all were equal
Cultural Revolution
A temporary rule by military authorities
Martial Law
The Palestine Liberation Organization – dedicated
to the establishment of an independent state for
Palestinian Arabs and the elimination of Israel.
What is the symbol of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
First black president of South Africa that fought against apartheid, a system of white supremacy in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
A struggle over political differences carried on by means of short military action or war
Cold War
Foreign policy directed at stopping the expansion of communism
Truman's Doctrine
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A defensive military
alliance formed by western Europe, the US and Canada
NATO
“Shaking off”; Palestinian campaigns of violence and
non-violent resistance against Israel.
Intifada
The 35th president of the U.S. leading the country through major confrontation with the Soviet Union such as the Cuban Missle Crisis.
John F. Kennedy
a conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975 between North and South Vietnam, and their allies
Vietnam war
The willingness to go to the edge of war
Brinkmanship
Conservative Islamic group that took control of
Afghanistan
Taliban
A policy of murder and other acts of brutality by
which Serbs hope to eliminate Bosnia’s Muslim
population after the breakup of Yugoslavia
Ethnic cleansing
Harry S. Truman
A movement to celebrate African heritage, culture
and values.
Negritude Movement
The first signed agreement between Israel and an
Arab country
Camp David Accords
A defensive military alliance formed by the USSR and Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
A war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.
Proxy wars
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union until his death in 1953? His actions and ideas were a significant factor in the unfolding Cold War.
Joseph Stalin
a conflict fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953
Korean War
Competition between the US and USSR to develop technology that could be use to explore and control space.
The space race
An internationals organization intended to protect the
members against aggression
United Nations