Korea
US President at the beginning of the Cold War
Harry Truman
US President that ended the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon
Leader of Solidarity
Lech Walesa
US dominated alliance in Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
competition between nations of increase military capacity
Arms Race
US policy of limiting communist expansion
containment
Domino Theory
Year Solidarity was formed
1980
Nuclear delivery system with global reach
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Theory that during nuclear conflict one side can eliminate the other's offensive capability
First Strike
US commander, beginning of Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
Name for French colonies in Southeast Asia
Indochina
Religious organization supporting Solidarity
Catholic Church
Any nation under the strong influence of a more powerful nation
satellite state
What nuclear weapons provide as an assurance against invasion
deterrence
Border of North and South Korea
38th Parallel
US Secretary of State that negotiated the end of the war
Henry Kissinger
The outcome for the leaders of Solidarity
Prison
________ weapons that do not contain nuclear, chemical, or biological components
Conventional
A series of small steps that can lead to war
escalation
Border of North Korea and China
US strategy of increased bombing meant to force North Vietnam to negotiate
Madman Theory
Polish military dictator that disbanded Solidarity
Jaruzelski
US secretary of defense under Kennedy and Johnson
Robert McNamara
Military doctrine that calls for an even answer to an enemy provocation
proportional response