Describes the hostile tensions between the 2 biggest superpowers after WWII (USSR and USA). No direct fighting but a lot of competition and rivalry which meant they often supported each others enemies.
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Ideology
Political belief.
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Communists
(USSR and some Eastern European countries) Wanted to share wealth equally among the people and for the State needs to be more important than the individual.
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Capitalists
(USA and many Western European countries) Believed in private ownership and competition over wealth.
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Dictatorships
One party rule usually through a mixture of force and propaganda.
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Democracy
More than one political party so the majority could bring change to the leadership.
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Nuclear Arms Race
Both sides became involved in competition for the most powerful weapons in the world.
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Allies
Countries who support each other.
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Satellite States
Countries in Eastern Europe loyal to the communist in Moscow.
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Containment
The American led attempt to stop the spread of Communism,
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Iron Curtain
A metaphor first used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the increasing secrecy surrounding the Eastern European states and the USSR.
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Marshall Aid
Money given by the USA to help prevent countries falling into Communism.
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ICBM
InterContinental Ballistic Missile capable of travelling from one country and exploding in another.
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Missile Gap
The belief that one country has less nuclear weapons that the other.
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Propaganda
The use of information to persuade people that your actions/beliefs are better than your opponent.
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NVA
North Vietnamese Army. Communists who supported the rebels in the South.
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VietCong (VC)
The Communist rebels in South Vietnam.
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ARVIN
South Vietnamese army. Communist who supported by the Americans.
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Guerrilla Tactics
Avoiding open combat and instead using booby traps, attacks on small groups by ambush, spreading revolutionary ideas through the peasants to gain support.
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Vietnamisation
Slowly handing over of the fight for Vietnam from the USA to the ARVIN.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Political belief.
Back
Ideology
Card 3
Front
(USSR and some Eastern European countries) Wanted to share wealth equally among the people and for the State needs to be more important than the individual.
Back
Card 4
Front
(USA and many Western European countries) Believed in private ownership and competition over wealth.
Back
Card 5
Front
One party rule usually through a mixture of force and propaganda.
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