Cold War — definition?
Tense rivalry between US and USSR without direct war.
Superpower — role?
Major influence in military, political, economic areas.
Iron Curtain — meaning?
Dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe.
Containment — purpose?
Stop spread of communism globally.
Truman Doctrine — policy?
Support nations resisting communism.
Marshall Plan — aim?
Rebuild Western Europe economically.
NATO — formation?
1949 Western alliance for collective defense.
Warsaw Pact — response?
Soviet-led alliance of Eastern Europe.
Berlin Blockade — event?
Soviets blocked West Berlin access in 1948.
Berlin Airlift — action?
Allies supplied West Berlin by air.
Berlin Wall — purpose?
Stop East Germans fleeing to West.
NATO vs Warsaw Pact — difference?
Opposing military alliances of West and East.
Korean War — start?
1950 North Korea invaded South Korea.
Domino Theory — belief?
One Communist country falling leads to others.
Guerrilla warfare — tactic?
Surprise attacks by smaller, irregular forces.
Arms race — competition?
Build-up of nuclear weapons between superpowers.
Brinkmanship — strategy?
Pushing dangerous situations to the edge of war.
Sputnik — significance?
First Soviet satellite, sparked Space Race.
Space Race — purpose?
Superpowers competed for space exploration milestones.
Cuban Missile Crisis — event?
1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff in Cuba.
Kennedy’s response — action?
Blockade and negotiations to remove missiles.
Détente — meaning?
Period of eased Cold War tensions.
SALT talks — goal?
Limit nuclear weapons production.
Nixon–Brezhnev — significance?
High-level diplomacy improving US–USSR relations.
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