The Cold War

relaxation of tensions

In 1968, many nations signed the __ and agreed not to develop nuclear weapons or to stop the spread of nuclear weapons

value system and beliefs

Segment of the United Nations in which all member states have one vote

In 1969, the U.S. and the Soviet Union began the _______ to limit the number of nuclear weapons held by each side

 U.S. strategy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries and preventing further expansion

state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with the U.S. and the Soviet Union, without armed conflict

In 1955, the Soviet Union responded by forming its own military alliance called the

1961 invasion attempted by U.S. trained Cuban exiles that ended in failure when Castro’s forces captured the invaders

Eastern European states that were dependent on the Soviet Union

1991 agreement signed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union to lessen the amount of weapons possessed by each side

massive aid (food and money) package offered by the U.S. to strengthen democratic governments in Europe

massive concrete barrier, topped with barbed wire and patrolled by guards; built in 1961 in Germany

event in 1962 when the Soviets sent weapons into the Caribbean and brought them close to nuclear war with the U.S.

In 1949, the United States, Canada, and ten other countries formed a new military alliance called the

the tense line between the democratic West Germany and the communist East Germany

smaller body of the UN in which each of its five permanent members (U.S.,Britain,France,China, S.U.) has veto power

this term means "the spread of" and it is referring to nuclear weapons during the Cold War

Mar 12 1947 U.S. Policy rooted in the idea of containment, limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control

this term means a ban on trade

missiles that could shoot down other missiles from hostile countries

nations stronger than other powerful nations

1950's armed rebellion led by Fidel Castro and his guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictator

In April 1945, delegates from 50 nations convened in San Francisco to draft a charter for the