PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Superpower
Powerful nation
United nations-
International organization founded in 1945 to promote peace.
Iron curtain
Barrier that divided eastern and western Europe.
Containment
U.S policy of attempting to strop the spread of communism
Marshall plan
U.S aid plan to help Europe after the war
NATO-
Mutual defense pact made from western nations.
Warsaw pact
Defense pact between the USSR and eastern Europe.
Arms race
Commotion to achieve weapons superiority
Cultural revolution
Revolutionary upheaval and political prosecution in china from 1966 to 1976
Korean war
War from 1950-1953 between communist north Korea and non communist south Korea.
Viet cong
Communist insurgents in south Vietnam
Vietnam war
War between north and south Vietnam from 1950 to 1975
Domino theory
Belief that if Vietnam fell then the rest communist country's would fall.
Convert action
Secret political, economical, or military operation.
Dètente
Easing of the cold war tensions and hostility.
Deterrence
The policy of building a wepon arsenal so deadly no one will dare attack.
The cold war changed the world because it showed that any countries could destroy others with nuclear weapons. And that you shouldn't get involve with other countries problems. Nuclear weapons could destroy whole countries. Thats not anything we want.
