A political system in which the people elect their government officials

A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise

An economic system based on the holding of all property in common with actual ownership belonging to the state

Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control

An alliance created in 1949 that promised member nations would defend each other against any communist threat

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West

The boundary between North and South Korea

Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West

A area in which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited such as along the 38th Parallel in Korea

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

US policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology

US policy stating it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

US policy intended to stop the spread of Communism and prevent a domino effect around the world

US policy stating it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city

US policy stating it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

An alliance created in 1949 that promised member nations would defend each other against any communist threat

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

US intelligence agency responsible for analyzing national security information from around the world

The main security agency of the Soviet Union

An alliance created in 1949 that promised member nations would defend each other against any communist threat

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

US intelligence agency responsible for analyzing national security information from around the world

The main security agency of the Soviet Union

The boundary between North and South Korea

A area in which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

Failed secret United States plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961

Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control

The boundary between North and South Korea

A area in which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

Failed secret United States plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961

Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control

A policy, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

US policy stating it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

A policy, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

A policy, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

A policy, that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

The main security agency of the Soviet Union

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West

The world's first space satellite launched by the USSR in 1957, putting them ahead in the Space Race

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Nationally televised hearings which largely discredited Joseph McCarthy & his claims of communist infiltration of the US government

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Nationally televised hearings which largely discredited Joseph McCarthy & his claims of communist infiltration of the US government

A congressional committee created to investigate allegations of communist activity in the US during the early years of the Cold War

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Nationally televised hearings which largely discredited Joseph McCarthy & his claims of communist infiltration of the US government

A congressional committee created to investigate allegations of communist activity in the US during the early years of the Cold War

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Nationally televised hearings which largely discredited Joseph McCarthy & his claims of communist infiltration of the US government

The main security agency of the Soviet Union

An alliance created in 1949 that promised member nations would defend each other against any communist threat

US intelligence agency responsible for analyzing national security information from around the world

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

The main security agency of the Soviet Union

An alliance created in 1949 that promised member nations would defend each other against any communist threat

US intelligence agency responsible for analyzing national security information from around the world

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations made in response to the creation of NATO

A policy that involved preparing for a variety of military responses to international crises rather than focusing on the use of nuclear weapons

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression in order to gain an advantage in negotiations

US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism

13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba

Failed secret United States plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city

13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba

Failed secret United States plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961

Event in which the USSR used a guided missile to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city