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Cold War Vocab

TermDefinition
Iron Curtain a political and military barrier that divided Europe, symbolizing the Soviet Union’s attempt to block itself from noncommunist countries
Satellite State a country that is formally independent, but is now under the control or influence of another
Truman Doctrine President Truman’s 1947 declaration that the United States would assist countries threatened by communism
Marshall Plan economic aid to countries threatened by communism; part of the Truman Doctrine
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) an alliance between noncommunist European and North American countries
Warsaw Pact an alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
Deterrence a strategy in which major powers indirectly threaten others by means of fear; this led to the arms race
Fidel Castro prime minister of Cuba throughout the Cold War
John Kennedy (JFK) 35th president of the United States; served during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion failed land invasion of Cuba led by exiles attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government
Ronald Reagan 40th president of the United States; served during the end of the Cold War
Nikita Khrushchev former president of the Soviet Union; approved construction of the Berlin Wall
Mikhael Gorbachev former president of the Soviet Union; served during the end of the Cold War
Ho Chi Minh revolutionary, politician and eventual communist president of North Vietnam
Viet Cong armed communist organization in support with North Vietnam
CHIANG KAI SHEK led a successful reunification of the Republic of China until communist forces took power
Mao Zedong communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China
Great Leap Forward ailed economic and social campaign to reconstruct China into a communist society
Cultural Revolution movement aimed at revitalizing China, particularly focusing on their youth and improving education and health care systems
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