Cold War Terms

2. War Another proxy war, a conflict in Vietnam involving US and Soviet forces.
4. (Mutually Assured Destruction) The understanding that a nuclear attack by one superpower would lead to retaliation and widespread destruction.
8. A US foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
12. Hearings Public hearings in 1954 that exposed the excesses of McCarthyism.
15. War A proxy war in Afghanistan between Soviet forces and Afghan resistance forces, supported by the US.
16. Act A law passed in 1950 that made it harder for people suspected of communist sympathies to enter or remain in the US.
19. Airlift US and UK effort to supply West Berlin after a Soviet blockade.
20. Wars Conflicts where superpowers supported opposing sides without directly fighting each other.
21. North Atlantic Treaty Organization A military alliance formed by the US and Western European nations to counter the Soviet Union. Truman Doctrine US policy to support countries resisting communist expansion, starting with Greece and Turkey.
22. A strategy of pushing a situation to the brink of war, often used during the Cold War.

1. Revolution A revolution in Nicaragua, with Soviet support for the Sandinistas and US support for the Contras.
3. War A proxy war between North and South Korea, involving US and Soviet forces.
5. Theory The belief that if one country falls to communism, its neighbors will follow suit.
6. Race A competition between the US and the Soviet Union for dominance in space exploration.
7. A period of reduced tension and cooperation between the US and Soviet Union in the 1970s.
8. Missile Crisis A tense standoff between the US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
9. of Pigs Invasion A failed US-backed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
10. A period of intense anti-communism in the US, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
11. Plan US aid program to rebuild Western Europe after WWII, intended to counter Soviet influence.
13. Parallel The dividing line between North and South Korea.
14. Doctrine A US policy to aid countries in the Middle East threatened by communism.
15. Race A competition between the US and the Soviet Union to develop more powerful weapons.
17. Security A system where nations agree to act together to defend each other against aggression.
18. Response A US defense strategy that combined nuclear weapons with conventional forces.