JCHistory_Chp29 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Superpowers | Russia and USA were the two most powerful countries in the world |
Iron Curtain | a division between democratic countries in the west and unfree countries in the east. |
satellite states | communist countries under the control of the Soviet Union. |
the Truman Doctrine | America's response to Soviet control of eastern Europe. It declared that the US would aid other countries to resist communism. |
containment | the US policy that aimed to halt the spread of communism and contain it to countries where it was already established. |
the Marshall Plan | The USA gave financial aid to Europe for its rebuilding after WW2 to prevent poverty which they felt led to spread of communism. |
peaceful co-existence | a policy developed by Khrushchev to enable capitalism and communism to exist side by side peacefully in the world. |
detente | an easing of tensions between the Cold War superpowers. |
Glasnost | a policy of openness introduced by Gorbachev which allowed people to criticise the communist system |
Perestroika | a policy introduced by Gorbachev aimed at rebuilding the economy of the Soviet Union |
Arms race | the competitive research and spending of the superpowers to build powerful nuclear weapons |
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