Cold War

Military and economic aid to European countries

1957 Soviet Satellite

a lessoning of tensions between the US and USSR

Build up of weapons between US and USSR

Last Soviet leader, glasnost and perestrokia

Cuban Dictator

a conflict between North and South along the 38th parallel

A US policy to prevent the spread of communism

Dividing line in Korea

Strategic place important for its oil

West European defensive alliance against the Soviet Union

Nationalist/Communist leader of Vietnam

someone that wants to end foreign control

The expansion of communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of the

First president of Russia - used shock therapy

Vietnamese city/battle that the Frech lost

War of words and ideologies (1945-1991)

major acts of genocide in Cambodia

Economic aid to European countries

East European defensive alliance

Restructuring of Soviet Economy (Gorbachev)

dividing line in Vietnam

Communist dictator in North Korea

Blockade by Stalin- stopped by allies

Openness in Soviet Union (Gorbachev)

Soviet Leader during Cuban Missile Crisis

Last Soviet leader, glasnost and perestrokia

If one country falls to communism, nearby nations will too

A shield of countries from eastern europe under soviet control

The war in Vietnam in the 1960’s was a battle between

What were the North Vietnamese Communist Guerillas called?

Neutral countries during the Cold War were called