Cold War Review Vocabulary

Almost led to the first nuclear war.US and USSR.USSR backed down missiles,removed from Cuba.  

Terrorists hijacked and crashed 4 airplanes -2  World Trade Center NYC,1 Pentagon,1 in a field.

What is NATO?

Military alliance of communist countries after WWII, formed by Soviet Union, response to NATO

Executive agency established in 2002 to protect American citizens, esp. from terrorist attacks.

Which 2 countries became nuclear super powers after WWII?

The USSR formed these in addition to the Warsaw Pact to try to protect themselves from invasion

Increasing economic interdependence of economies across the world through the movement of goods

Which US President wanted the Berlin Wall torn down because it symbolized oppression?

Idea of not letting communism spread to other countries is called?

Conflict to prevent South Vietnam from falling to communism, divided the US, heavily protested.

This gave 17 million dollars to Europe to prevent communism after WWII?

Govt. owns all products and labor, no classes, command economy. What type of government is it?

After Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks- law gives govt. the right to tap phones, track Internet

Competition between nations for the most and best weapons (USA adn USSR during the Cold War)

A "war of words" is known as a?

Which of these nations is communist?

An effort to prevent communism from spreading into South Korea.Conflict ends in a stalemate. 

Belief that if one nation falls to communism, others in South East Asia will too.

Competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms.