Cold War Vocab 1

An economic system based on private ownership (rather than government ownership) and the free market system

An economic and political philosophy named after its author German philosopher

Name given to the Soviet Union's communist controlled states in Eastern Europe such as Poland, East Germany, & Bulgaria

Term given to accusations of treason or disloyalty without having evidence, named after a US Senator

A 1971 softening of US/Soviet relations, Pres Nixon’s Moscow trip, the SALT talks, until Soviet war Afghanistan in 1979

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to manufacture the most nuclear weapons.

An economic system based on government ownership and control of resources.

Mikhail Gorbachev policy, allowed for more openness in the Soviet government as well as some level of freedom of speech

Descriptive term or symbol used to describe the border between the communist and democratic countries of Europe

Stated that a country could ask for military support from the United States if it was threatened by another country