perestroika-political movement for reformation within the communist party of USSR during the 1980s. The literal meaning of perestroika is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system.
policy of containment-American policy for containing the spread of communism. George Canon
Truman doctrine-issued by truman, gave money to Turkey and Greece to fight off communists and rebuild their economies
Marshal Plan- made by George Marshall(secretary of state). rebuild Europe after WW2,
Brinkmanship-policy that we're able to go to the brink of war in the hope that other countries didn't go to war
massive retaliation/mutual deterrence/mutual assured destruction- retal=if one side attacks the other will attack back deter=both sides have the same power and that stops the power from being used assured dest.=if one side attacks the other side attacks back and both sides are destroyed
NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization. US, Canada, and Western Europe
Warsaw Pact- USSR and Eastern Europe
CIA v KGB- spying organization; espionage
peaceful coexistence-idea of communists and democratics living in peace. created by Kruchev
de-stalinization- Kruchev took over USSR; getting rid of Stalin's influence
Detente-relieving of tensions in french, policy to relieve the tension between the US and USSR
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty- banned above ground nuclear tests
nuclear non-proliferation treaty-
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaty-SALT USSR and US signed a treaty about reducing nuclear weapons
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