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Fisher Global Era 3C
Global Era 3C: Eastern Europe, Cold War, transition to democracy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brinksmanship | Times when US and Soviet Union came close to armed conflict |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | USSR put nuclear missiles on Cuba in launching distance of US |
| Naval Blockade | Placing ships around an area to cut off access from outside |
| Detente | Thawing out of cold war relationship between US and USSR |
| S.A.L.T. | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between US and Soviet Union |
| Stalin | Dictator of Soviet Union known for his Five-Year Plans |
| Five-Year Plans | Stalin's plans to increase heavy industry and collectivize farms |
| Kruschev | Soviet dictator during Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Brezhnev | Soviet dictator involved in SALT talks with US |
| Gorbachev | Last Soviet dictator, known for perestroika and glasnost |
| Perestroika | Restructure of Soviet economy; less command, more market |
| Glasnost | Soviet policy of openness in government, steps toward democracy |
| Yeltsin | First elected leader of Russian Republic after Gorbachev resigns |
| Putin | Authoritarian leader of Russia 1999-present |