Cold War Review

This word meant improved relations between the U.S. and S.U. in the 1970s

Policy of stockpiling nuclear weapons To prevent war

The Truman Doctrine said that it would provide aid to countries like Greece and Turkey in the form of

U.S. fears of the spread of communism rose when this country fell to it in 1949

The U.S. failed attempt to overthrow The Cuban govt

Policy of keeping communism In its existing boundaries

The line between North Korea and south Korea

Incident where the US had no proof of an attack on our ships but led to the massive increase in the war in Vietnam

Why was the Berlin Wall built

If one country fell to communism,Every surrounding country would then Fall to it.

The U.S. and the Soviets building up their armies and nuclear weapons

The U.S. set up a blockade of allSoviet ships during this crisis,

Eastern european countries under the Soviets were known as these

This was designed to restore European nations economically after WWII

What was Mutally Assured Destruction (MAD)

The Netherlands, G.B., Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal & US made up this organization

Fear that the soviets were ahead of The U.S. in launching missiles when They did this

Who coined the phrase“iron curtain descending upon Europe”

a result of the US putting missiles in this Country the Soviets placed missiles in this country

This got supplies to west berliners After the soviets blocked them fromThe outside world.

A military alliance between the Soviets and the Eastern European countries to combat NATO

This doctrine was created to stop The spread of communism