Cold War Flashcards: Key Concepts and Events

Questão	Responda
Ideology	Can be described as a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
Propaganda	Information that is biased or misleading in nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
Yalta Conference 1945	In February 1945, Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in Yalta Ukraine. This conference came about in the wake of Germany about to lose the war and discussed how to deal with international relations post-war.
Postdam Conference 1945	Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman met at Postdam to discuss issues regarding Germany, reparations and eastern Europe.
'Iron Curtain'	This was a barrier separating the Soviet bloc and the West that developed after the spread of communism in eastern Europe after World War two.
Cominform	Communist Information Bureau. Stalin set this up to control the communist governments set up in eastern Europe.
'Truman Doctrine'	The US would provide money, equipment and advice to any country threatened by communism.
Containment	The policy of containment was attempting to stop the spread of communism.
Marshall Aid	An aid programme of $17 billion to rebuild Europe post-WW2 and to create new markets for US goods.
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Proxy War	Supporting an ally in local conflicts without directly engaging with one another (e.g. Afghan War 1979-90s)
'Domino Effect'	This was the belief that if South Korea lost the Korean war and became a communist state then communism would spread to other Asian countries.
Checkpoint Charlie	The only crossover point between East and West Berlin during the Berlin wall crisis.
Bay of Pigs	The area were Cuban exiles landed in a failed operation attempting to overthrow Castro's communist government in Cuba.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty	This was a treaty signed by the US and USSR in 1963 aiming to reduce the testing of nuclear weapons.
Military-Industrial Complex	This is a country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials. US president Eisenhower invested heavily here during the Vietnamese War.
Guerrilla Warfare	A form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants use military tactics including ambushes e.g. Viet Cong.
Operation Rolling Thunder 1965	This was an aerial bombardment campaign launched in February 1965. It involved the bombing of North Vietnamese cities, factories and the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Agent Orange	A poisonous weed killer to defoliate the jungle and expose the Viet Cong guerrillas.
My Lai Massacre 1968	In March 1968, US troops killed between 300-400 civilians in the village of My Lai.
Détente	The process of easing hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Politburo	The principal policy making committee in Soviet Union.
Boycott	An act of voluntary and intentional abstention from interaction with an individual, organization, or country as an expression of protest.

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