Yalta Conference-
- Establishment of the United Nations
- Germany split into 4 zones, each controlled by a major power
- Stalin promised free elections in eastern Europe
- Russia promised to join the war against Japan
Key Terms-
Marshall Plan-
Iron Curtain Speech- Winston's Churchill's speech about how Soviets are dominating Europe, and Europe is split between east and west
Domino Effect/ Theory- If one country follows communism others are going to follow
Policy of Containment- United States wanted to contain communism and we will win the cold war
Truman Doctrine- Giving money and aid to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of communism
Marshall Plan- Giving aid to European countries to rebuild after WWII to stop the spread of communism
Brinkmanship- United States was pushing to the brink with Nuclear war with the Soviets but actually not going to war
Massive Retaliation- Military strategy, where nuclear war would kill everyone
Deterrence- If two sides have nuclear weapons neither side would use them
NATO- our alliance against Communism
Warsaw Pact- Communism's alliance against U.S.
CIA- Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S- They gather intelligence about other countries
KGB- Soviet Union's CIA and KGB
Peaceful Coexistence- U.S and Soviet Union can live in peace together
De-Stalinization- undoing what Stalin did
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963- U.S, United Kingdom, Soviet Union signed the banning of testing above ground
Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty 1968- We don't want Nuclear weapons spread, but Nuclear energy is acceptable
Detente- Easing of hostilities of U.S and Soviet Union
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Treaty) 1972,- Limited nuclear weapons and missiles
Anti- Ballistic Missile Treaty 1972- to create a nuclear defense system
Perestroika- changing the economy, not so controlling
Glasnost- changing the government and opening it
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