Cold War

4. a competition between nations to achieve weapons superiority
5. nations under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union
8. first major battle of the Cold War fought by communist and non-communist
10. mutual defense pact formed by the U.S, Canada, and Western Europe nations in 1949
11. system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common
14. 13 Day long stand off between the Soviet Union and The U.S., during which a blockade was imposed on Cuba, to prevent Soviet ships bringing missiles capable of attacking mainland America.
17. belief that if Vietnam fell to the communists, the rest of Asia would fall
19. U.S aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after WW2
20. a very extremely powerful and dominant nations United Nations, international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations’
21. A failed attempt by the U.S. and C.I.A. trained Cuban exiles, to infiltrate on Castro's Communist influence on Latin America.

1. Gorbachev’s policy of “openness” through free speech and elections
2. operation that moved supplies into West Berlin by american and British Planes during Soviet blockade
3. military pact for the Soviet Union and their allies
6. the U.S policy of attempting to restrict soviet power and influence around the world by preventing the spread of communism
7. barrier built to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West.
9. struggle for power that took place between the united states and the soviet union after WW2
12. international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations
13. easing of Cold War tensions and hostility between the east and west during 1970s
15. war between North and South Vietnam
16. competition of space exploration between United States and Soviet Union
18. curtain ideological barrier that divided eastern and western Europe during the cold war