Cold War — definition?
Limited rivalry post-WWII between US and USSR.
Superpowers — role?
Dominant states with contrasting political and economic systems.
Iron Curtain — location?
Line dividing Western and Soviet-influenced Eastern Europe.
Decolonisation — movement?
African and Asian countries ending colonial rule.
Third way — policy?
Developing countries refusing Cold War bloc alignment.
Cold War period?
1947 to 1991, from Truman Doctrine to USSR collapse.
Soviet sphere — purpose?
Control neighboring states via Communist regimes.
People’s democracies — system?
Eastern European Communist-led political systems.
Churchill’s accusation?
Stalin creating a Russian empire with an Iron Curtain.
Soviet control tactics?
Occupation, coalition governments, repression, control of key sectors.
Containment — strategy?
Stop communism spread via political, economic, diplomatic means.
Marshall Plan — purpose?
US economic aid to rebuild Europe and curb communism.
Zhdanov doctrine — aim?
Mobilize communist forces against US and allies.
Berlin Blockade — year?
1948–1949 Soviet attempt to cut West Berlin access.
Korean War — years?
1950–1953, superpower conflict in Asia.
Cuban Missile Crisis — year?
1962, near-nuclear confrontation over missiles in Cuba.
French Indochina — conflict?
French control, Vietnamese resistance, leading to Vietnam’s independence.
Geneva Conference — outcome?
Vietnam divided into North and South in 1954.
Vietcong — who?
Communist opposition fighters in South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh Trail — purpose?
Supply route for Vietcong arms from North Vietnam.
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