Policy of Containment- containing communism
Truman Doctrine- Gave by president Truman. We sent money to Greece and Turkey to help them not go communist. Helped jump start their economy so they wouldn't go to communism.
Marshal Plan- George Marshal gave it. Head of all military operations. Gave economic support to all of Western Europe to build them up so communism didn't go there.
Brinkmanship- going to the brink of war and then not actually going to war. It was very dangerous. Massive retaliation- When one country uses an atomic bomb then the other country sends one back
Mutual Deterrence- Assuring that Mutual Assured Destruction-
NATO vs Warsaw Pact- alliance during the cold war was NATO pact saying we would protect each other with Western Europe. Warsaw Pact was the soviet Union's alliance with eastern Europe. CIA vs KGB- spies that gather intelligence on countries is the CIA. KGB is the soviet union security that spied on us
Peaceful Coexistence- Capitalism and communism had to make peace without war (Nikita Khrushchev)
De-Stalinization- The process of un doing all the bad things that Stalin had done
Detente- (A french word meaning release from tension.) Is the name given to a period of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union.
Perestroika- Political movement for reformation of The communist Party of the Soviet Union.The goal was to make socialism work more efficiently to better meet the needs of Soviet consumers. It led to achieving greater political power than ever before. Allowing people to have more of a say in the government.
Glasnotst- Giving more people power in government and the economy.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963- Banned above the ground testing
Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty 1968- Prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It is okay to use nuclear technology in a peaceful way.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Treaty) 1972- Between US and Soviet Union agreeing that we would limit the amount of nuclear weapons we would have.
United Nations
-Security Council (put sanctions, wage war, peacekeeping troups)
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 1972- Treaty to not make technology that would shoot down nuclear missiles. To maintain the idea of deterrents.
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