The Cold War: Chapter 30 Vocabulary

view that a communist victory in S. Korea would make non-communist governments in SE Asia

confrontation between the U.S. and USSR in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba

small groups of loosely organized soldiers making surprise hit and run raids/attacks

a Communist leader in Vietnam who fought the Japanese, French and battled the U.S.

a Chinese Communist program from 1958 to 1960 to boost farm and industrial output that failed

a leader in the Soviet Union who came to power in 1985 and was eager to bring about reforms

a brutal dictator who led Khmer Rouge and killed as many as 2 million of his fellow Cambodians

the relaxation of Cold War tensions

reconstructing of government and the economy in the Soviet Union

a policy in the Soviet Union of greater openness in the government