A set of political and economic principles (capitalism V communism)
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Nationalisation
State ownership of the nation's economic assets
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Command economy
Government has direct control of the economy
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Classless society
One party system
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Permanent revolution
Inevitable conflict between capitalism and communism (communism would always win)
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Self Determination
The right of a nation to determine its form of government through free and fair elections
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Isolationism
The US policy of remaining isolated from the affairs of Europe
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Socialism in one country
Stalin's policy in the 1920s/30s which focused on rebuilding Russia whilst remaining isolated from affairs in the rest of Europe
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Appeasement
Policy of the British and French government in the 1930s of making concessions to Hitler
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Free trade
Unrestricted trade between states (capitalist economic principle)
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Spheres of influence
Where one strong state has undue influence and control over the other weaker states
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Manhattan project
Code name for the US atomic bomb programme
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Containment
Policy established by the Truman Doctrine in March 1947 committed to stopping the spread of communsim
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Atomic monopoly
Only the USA had the atomic bomb between 1945-49
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Detente
Period of improved relations between the USA and the USSR
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The Cominform
An organisation to co-ordinate the communist parties throughout Europe in order to further the interests of communism
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Comecon
Co-ordinated the economies of the soviet bloc and exploited eastern European economies for its own advantage
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Geopolitical
Refers to the political importance of an area due to its geographical position
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Brinkmanship
US policy of pushing the Soviet Union to the brink of war
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Peaceful coexistence
Soviet policy of improving relations with the west and not attempting to bring about the collapse of the capitalist system
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'New Look' policy
Eisenhower's new more hard-lined policy towards the USSR
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Massive retaliation
US policy which stated nuclear weapons would be used as a first resort in response to a soviet attack
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Precedent
An act, decision etc. that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
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Satellite state
Country that is formally independent but is under heavy political and economic influence of another country
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Polarization
Sharp division into opposing factions
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ICBM
Inter-continental ballistic missile
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SRBM
Short-range ballistic missile
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IRBM
Intermediate-range ballistic missile
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SLBM
Submarine launch ballistic missile
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SAC
Strategic air command
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Vietnamisation
Nixon's policy of withdrawing US troops from Vietnam whilst leaving the south Vietnamese to continue the fight
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Triangular diplomacy
US policy of using an improved relationship with China to put pressure on USSR to engage in detente with the USA
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Prague Spring 1968
The development of a reform movement in Czechoslovakia who demanded political reforms and freedoms. Brezhnev responds with overwhelming force in order to maintain control
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Brezhnev Doctrine 1968
Justified Soviet intervention in any 'socialist' country where socialism was threatened
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Ping pong diplomacy April 1971
Symbolic of improving US Chinese relations as the US table tennis team visited Beijing.
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Deploy
Term used to describe the positioning of weapons
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Carter Doctrine
1980 US commitment to using force, if necessary to contain communism in the Persian gulf and sw Asia
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