Cold War Ideology
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism around the world.
Containment
This alliance was formed in 1949 by the United States and Western allies after WWII.
NATO
This term describes countries that chose not to formally align with either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Non-Aligned
This region experienced a "Cultural Revolution" that resulted in violence and hostility, specifically towards intellectuals
China
These laws enforced racial segregation in South Africa.
Apartheid
This Cold War theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would follow.
the Domino Theory
This U.S. initiative offered $13 billion to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
the Marshall Plan
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war.
the Cuban Missile Crisis
This 1950 war began when a communist northern regime invaded its southern neighbor, drawing in the U.S. and other Western allies.
the Korean War
Led by Kwame Nkrumah, this West African country became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from European rule in 1957.
Ghana
This 1947 U.S. policy pledged support for countries resisting communism.
the Truman Doctrine
This 1955 military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European communist countries.
the Warsaw Pact
A period of intense competition to accumulate nuclear weapons and military technology
the Arms Race
This region experienced a violent struggle for independence from the French, leading to a Cold War proxy war and the rise of Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam
This North African country fought a brutal 8-year war against France using guerrilla tactics to win independence in 1962.
Algeria
This metaphor was used to describe the division between Western and Eastern Europe.
the Iron Curtain
A wall that was built to separate East & West Germany that lasted from 1961-1989
the Berlin Wall
This was the first satellite launched into space in 1957, starting the Space Race.
Sputnik
This Indian leader promoted nonviolent resistance to British rule.
Mahatma Gandhi
This South African activist led the fight against apartheid and became the country's first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
The strategy of pushing all the way to edge of war, hoping the other side will back down first
Brinkmanship
Held in 1945, this conference brought together the leaders of the U.S., Britain, and the USSR to discuss post-WWII plans—setting the stage for Cold War tensions over how to divide Europe.
The Yalta Conference
These two key reforms—glasnost and perestroika—were introduced by this Soviet leader to increase transparency and restructure the economy, but they also contributed to the USSR’s collapse.
Mikhail Gorbachev
This 1947 event caused mass migration and violence between Hindus and Muslims after British withdrawal from India.
Partition of India
The two main European colonial powers in Africa that countries fought for independence from?
Britain and France