Key Words - The Cold War

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Food and other supplies brought in to Western Berlin following the Russian Blockade.
Berlin Airlift
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What was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
Atomic Bomb
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Attempt by Soviet Union to prevent supplies from getting in or out.
Berlin Blockade
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The right claimed by Soviet Russia to intervene in the politics of other communist countries.
Brezhnev Doctrine
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Political, social and economic system centred on democracy and individual freedoms.
Capitalism
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To live peacefully with other nations in spite of differences.
Co-existance
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Non-violent conflict between USA and USSR from 1945
Cold War
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Association of Communist countries in Eastern Europe to help trade and development.
Comecon
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Communist Information Bureau, founded in 1947.
Cominform
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Political, social and economic system involving state control of economy and less emphasis on individual rights.
Communism
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The western policy during the Cold War designed to control the spread of communism.
Containment
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Reforms that took place after the death of Stalin
De-Stalinization
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Easing of strained relations between East and West
Detente
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Boundery between East ans West Europe after 1945. Term first used by Winston Churchill in 1946.
Iron Curtain
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Staying apart from the political affairs of other countries.
Isolationism
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American scheme, 1947, giving money to European countries to help with rebuilding after the Second World War. It lasted four years.
Marshall Plan
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Formed in 1949 to protect North America and western Europe against perceived Communist threat.
NATO
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The agreements reached in 1972 following Strategic Arms Limitations Talks.
SALT 1
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President Truman's policy of providing help for countries threatened by Communism.
Truman Doctrine
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Alliance of Communist counties in eastern Europe set up in 1955 as a reaction against NATO.
Warsaw Pact
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What was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?

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Atomic Bomb

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Attempt by Soviet Union to prevent supplies from getting in or out.

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The right claimed by Soviet Russia to intervene in the politics of other communist countries.

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Political, social and economic system centred on democracy and individual freedoms.

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