Cold War Terms
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Cold War Terms
BY HANNAH KINNETT
17TH ARMISTICE
THE PARALLEL THAT VIETNAM WAS DIVIDED ON
BAY OF PIGS
Incident where anti-Castro Cuban exiles trained by CIA members invaded Cuba.
BERLIN AIRLIFT
Food and supplies that American and British officials flew to West Berlin because they wanted to keep Germany divided.
BERLIN WALL
Khrushchev built it to prevent brain drain from East to West Berlin. Symbolizes Cold War split and end.
BORIS YELTSIN
First president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. He attempted to dissolve the Duma and passed laws to give more power.
BREZHNEV DOCTRINE
DEFENDED THE COMMUNIST BLOC BYL MILITARY FORCE
BRINKMANSHIP
"Teasing" the other side. Go to the edge to fight, then backing down last minute.
CONTAINMENT
US FOREIGN POLICY DURING COLD WAR
DESTALINIZATION
The attempt by Khrushchev to clear the Soviet Union's memory of Stalin.
DETENTE
A POLICY OF DECREASING COLD WAR TENSIONS
EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
After the Suez Crisis, money was given to stop the spread of communism.
FIDEL CASTRO
Led Cuban Revolution. He promised social reforms, but ended up being a dictator.
GEORGE KEENAN
Author of the long telegram that said soviets only respond to force and aggression.
GORBACHEV
RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO REFORM COMMUNISM
HELSINKI ACCORDS
33 nations joined the US and the Soviet Union, promising to agree to detente and cooperation. It also set basic human rights .
HO CHI MINH
Vietnamese nationalist that attempted gaining independence from Japan & France.
INF
AGREEMENT TO DISMANTLE AND INSPECT MISSILES AND SUPERPOWERS.
IRON CURTAIN
Communist countries in Eastern Europe representing Europe's division.
JFK
US PRESIDENT DURING CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
KHRUSHCHEV
- Soviet leader who built 42 missile sites in Cuba.
- Started destalinization.
- Launched Sputnik 1
LECH WALESA
- Polish leader who formed the trade union.
- Was exiled first in a revolt
- Free elections in Poland
