Cold War

Conflict ended when USA removed missiles from Turkey and USSR removed their missiles from Cuba

In 1955, the USSR and the Communist nations of Eastern Europe formed their own alliance called

Former Nazi leaders were tried for crimes against humanity.

This President sought to reduce tension between the USA and USSR through limiting nuclear arms

Era of tension and hostility between the USA and USSR.

Military strategy where using nuclear weapons would cause complete annihilation of both sides

Provided $13 billion for rebuilding Europe.

In 1985, Gorbachev proposed more "openness" to discuss openly the USSR's problems.

Nuclear arms agreement limiting the number of nuclear weapons held by both the USA and USSR.

Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis and who led the USSR into leading the Space Race

Alliance of the US, Canada, and most Western European powers in a military alliance.

World's first artificial satellite.

The NASA mission that led to the first moon landing occurring in 1969.

Promised that the US would take the lead in the Space Race by beating the Russians to the moon.

In the 1980's, the USSR began to "restructure" or reform their economic and political system.

Term used to describe an imaginary line dividing Communist countries from Western Europe.

Term coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 describing Post-WWII Europe

President who led the US during the beginning of the Space Race and the end of the Korean War

The struggle between USA and USSR trying to gain an advantage in weapons led to this.

Cold War policy of resisting Soviet aggression in order to limit the spread of communism.