Cold War Vocabulary

international organization formed AFTER WWII to promote peace, security, and cooperation.

policy of reducing Cold War tensions adopted by the U.S. during the presidency of Richard Nixon

alliance made between "good guys" that says they all go to war if one attacked

Nations with enough military, political, and economic strength to influence global events

Communist nations in Europe on good terms with the USSR and thought of as under their control

if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also

something that restrains or discourages you from an action

policy of Soviet leader Gorbachev to revitalize economy by opening up to more free enterprise

USSR have right to interfere in the politics of Communist countries, no leaving Warsaw Pact

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world is called

Winston Churchill coined this phrase about the division between free and Communist countries

alliance between the U.S.S.R. and other Eastern European nations in response to NATO.

policy of USSR that called for more openness with western nations, and less restraints  at home

from 1945-1991, this period was known for the rivalry between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.