Programs after WWII
An international organization founded in 1945 to prevent future wars.
United Nations
the political and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West
French for "relaxation", signified a time of general coolness during the Cold War
Detente
New era of transparency the revolutionized the Soviet Union
Glasnost
Collection of countries declining to ally with either superpower during the Cold War
Non-Aligned Movement
Organization founded as a collective defense for its members in response to an attack from an external party, aka USSR. The aim of the alliance was to prevent the further infiltration of the USSR in Europe.
NATO
a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these larger countries.
Proxy War
Provide 1 reason why detente did not work
- Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
- USA did not feel they could trust the USSR
- Nixon -> Ford -> Reagan transition
This country had a particularly violent overthrow of Communism
Romania
2 division of the world based on level of industrial and economic development
Global North, Global South
A Russian formed alliance with its Eastern bloc countries to counter the growing power of NATO.
Warsaw Pact
a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in a nearby country
Cuban Missile Crisis
Two rounds of treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union, aimed to limiting nuclear weapon arsenals
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)
Program adopted by President Reagan to develop a missile defense system using lasers and space-based missile systems
Both it's official AND nickname (half points available)
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) (Star Wars)
Correct the categorization
1. Countries not aligned with either superpower
2. Countries aligned with the USA
3. Countries aligned with the Soviet Union
1. aligned w/ USA -> 1st world
2. aligned w/ USSR -> 2nd world
3. unaligned -> 3rd world
A state-sponsored economic plan to restore postwar democracies and to keep communism from spreading by making sure people were not desperate. The US spent 13 billion $ to rebuild postwar Europe.
Marshall Plan
Name 4 Proxy Wars during the Cold War
100 for each war
Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iran, Cuba, Angola, etc...
US and USSR leaders that handled Detente
US: Nixon and Ford
USSR: Brezhnev
First elected president of the Russian Federation
Boris Yeltsin
Every country in this continent is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement
Africa
Declared immediate economic aid to countries threatened by communist expansion, specifically targeted Turkey and Greece.
Truman Doctrine
Name of the UN Resolution calling for global disarmament of nuclear weapons
100 bonus for year
NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
1968
A joint mission to space between the Soviet Union and United States. Signified improving relations between the two countries
Apollo-Soyuz Mission
The split up of this country is considered a "velvet divorce"
Czechoslovakia
How was India divided after it gained independence from Great Britain?
Bonus 50 points to name the modern day countries