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IB History
IB History Vocab List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arms race | Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons, by both the Soviet Union and the United States in an effort to gain military superiority. |
| brinkmanship | Purposely escalating a dangerous situation to the limit (brink), while giving the impression that you are willing to go to war, in the hope of pressuring your opponents to back down. |
| containment | Fundamental U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in which the U.S. tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries. |
| crisis | A DP History exam term that means a flashpoint that involves different countries and has the potential to lead to a wider conflict. Examples: Cuban Missile Crisis, Gulf of Tonkin Incident. |
| defcon | An acronym for "defense readiness condition." The term is followed by a number (one to five) which informs the U.S. military to the severity of the threat. 1 is most severe and 5 is least |
| detente | The relaxing of tension between the superpowers from 1969-1979/ |
| deterrence theory | A theory that proposed a massive build-up of military and weaponry in order to threaten a destructive counter-attack to any potential attack. The threat was intended to prevent, or deter, anyone from attacking. |
| domino theory | The belief that if the United States allowed one country to fall to Communism, then many more would follow suit, like a row of dominoes. |
| eastern/soviet bloc | Group of eastern European countries that were aligned militarily, politically, economically, and culturally with the Soviet Union approximately from 1945 to 1990. |
| flexible response | Doctrine of Containment that provided for a variety of military and political strategies that the president could use to stem the spread of Communism. |
| glasnost | secrecy in government discouraged and being more open to public was encouraged. translates to openess in russian |
| grand alliance | Alliance between the US, UK and USSR during WWII. Starts to break down in 1943. |
| guerilla warfare | a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by a small band of warriors using tactics, such as sudden ambushes |
| SALT | negotiations from 1969-1979 between the Soviet Union and the United States to limit the number of newly created nuclear weapons. |
| Sino | Chinese |
| Space Race | (1955-1975) Technological/Scientific battle between US and USSR to achieve superior spaceflight capability. |
| Sputnik | Launched by USSR1957, (Russian for "traveler"), the world's first artificial satellite and the first man-made object to be placed into the Earth's orbit. |
| Star Wars | U.S. President Ronald Reagan's plan to research, develop, and build a space-based system that could destroy incoming nuclear missiles. |
| superpower | A country that dominates in political and military power. During the Cold War, there were two superpowers: the Soviet Union and the United States. |
| Warsaw Pact | Collective defense treaty between USSR and Soviet bloc countries. |
| House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) | used in early years of Cold War to investigate those suspected of having ties to Communism or of being Soviet agents |
| ICBM | missiles that could carry nuclear bombs across thousands of miles. |
| Iron Curtain | A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. |
| Kremlin | The physical buildings where the Soviet government operated. Used to refer to the Russian Government. Similar to referring to "The White House". |
| Marshall Plan | (1947-1951) US sends over $12 billion to Western European countries to help them rebuild after WIl and to encourage them to ally with US. |
| Massive retalitation | A primary component of Eisenhower's foreign policy. Threatened massive Nuclear Retaliation against the Soviet Union for any Communist aggression abroad. |
| McCarthyism | (1950-54) Campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party. |
| military-industrial-complex | relationship between a country's miitary and the defense industry that supplies it. both sides benefit, one side from obtaining war weapons and the other being paid to supply them |
| mutually assured destruction | ____ is the guarantee if one country launches nuclear weapons the other would also leading to both countries being destroyed |
| NATO | Military alliance of West europe and north america countries. An attack against one country is an attack against all of the countries |
| peaceful co-existence | mechanism for communist states to coexist with capitalist states. |
| perestoika | economic policy to decentralize Soviet Economy |
| proxy war | A war fought between groups or smaller countries that represent interests of other larger powers and could also have help from these larger powers. |
| TEKJNFCRB | truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush |
| SKBG | Stalin, krushcev, brehnev, gorbachev |
| Militarism | Glorification of military power |
| Alliance System | Agreements between countries for defense |
| Imperialism | Expansion of power through colonization |
| Nationalism | Pride and loyalty to one’s nation |
| Total War | Entire society involved in war effort |
| Conscription | Forced military service |
| Armistice | Agreement to stop fighting |
| Treaty | Formal agreement between nations |
| Reparations | Payments for war damages |
| War Guilt Clause | Assigning blame for war |
| Democracy | Rule by the people |
| Authoritarianism | Strong central power, limited freedoms |
| Totalitarianism | Total control over public/private life |
| Dictatorship | Rule by one leader |
| Propaganda | Information used to influence opinion |
| Censorship | Suppression of information |
| Ideology | Set of beliefs or ideas |
| Legitimacy | Justification of authority |
| Sovereignty | Supreme power of a state |
| Communism | Classless society, state controls economy |
| Capitalism | Private ownership, free market |
| Socialism | Shared or state ownership |
| Fascism | Extreme nationalism, authoritarian rule |
| Inflation | Rising prices |
| Hyperinflation | Extreme inflation |
| Depression | Severe economic downturn |
| Sanctions | Economic penalties |
| Industrialization | Growth of industry |
| Collectivization | State control of agriculture |
| Five-Year Plan | Government economic planning |
| Cold War | Ideological conflict without direct war |
| Containment | Stopping spread of communism |
| Deterrence | Preventing attack through threat |
| Arms Race | Competition to build weapons |
| Proxy War | Conflict fought through other countries |
| Iron Curtain | Division between East and West |
| Superpower | Dominant global state |
| Civil Rights | Rights of citizens |
| Reform | Change to improve systems |
| Revolution | Overthrow of a system |
| Resistance | Opposition to authority |
| Oppression | Unjust treatment |
| Emancipation | Freedom from restriction |
| Evaluate | Weigh strengths and weaknesses |
| To what extent | How much something is true |
| Compare and contrast | Similarities and differences |
| Assess | Judge importance |
| Discuss | Explore different viewpoints |
| Analyze | Break down causes/effects |
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