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AP World History

Valhalla High School Bentley AP World Ch. 38

TermDefinitionSignificanceTime PeriodChapterRegion
Cuban Missile Crisis Dispute between the Soviet Union and the United States over nuclear missile in Cuba It was the closest that Russia and America came in nuclear exchange. October 22, 1962 Chapter 38 Cuba
Containment/ (Domestic) idea that the United States would contain the spread of communism It prevented expansion of the enemy and was important to ending the USSR. 1947 Chapter 38 United States
Black Nationalism A cross-fertilization of domestic and foreign policies Millions of blacks struggled for freedom that eventually brought change early Cold War years Chapter 38 the Caribbean, the United States, and the newly independent states of Africa
Civil Rights Movement Movement, inspired by MLK and Rosa Parks, that ended segregation It was the first and foremost challenge against segregation the Cold War Chapter 38 United States
Cold War Consumerism the constant search of personal anxieties and pleasures that brought wealth, leasure, and consumer goods It distinguished between communist and capitalist societies cold war Chapter 38 United States and the Soviet Union
Iron Curtain seperation between Communist states and Capitalist states in Europe seperated neighboring countries and divided Western and Eastern Europe 1945-1991 Chapter 38 Eurasia
Sputnik First artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union The Soviets' first demonstration of their scientific prowness in a world space race. It began the urge to produce the best technology fit for space. October 4, 1957 Chapter 38 USSR
McCarthism anticommunist repression Helped to stamp out the disease that was Communism (and is anything too far to the left) in America. Early 1950's Chapter 38 United States of America
Peaceful Coexistence Peace between social systems and communism It brought temporary peace between leading powers after Stalin's death in 1953 Chapter 38 United States and the Soviet Union
Cold War Competition between the US and USSR over superiority This period of time sparked a major build of arms between the US and USSR. It also sparked major improvements in technology for both nations. 1945-1991 Chapter 38 USSR and America
Blockade of Berlin The USSR blocking of supplies into the non-communist half of Berlin. The US was able to airlift supplies to Berlin. This created tension between the US and USSR that lasted through the Cold War June 1948- May 1948 Chapter 38 Berlin, Eastern Germany
Korean War War in which America helped the non-communist Southern Koreans to repel the North Koreans An execution of the US policy of containment June 1950- July 1953 Chapter 38 Korea
Fidel Castro Cuban communist dictator whose alliance with the USSR created the Cuban missile crisis Castro was a communist ally of the USSR very near to the US and posed a serious threat to US national security 1926- Chapter 38 Cuba
The Bay of Pigs Failed CIA attempt to unseat Fidel Castro by inserting 1,500 anti-Castro Cubans into Cuba at the Bay of Pigs Made Castro become wholeheartedly communist April 1961 Chapter 38 Cuba
Berlin Wall Wall in Berlin which divided the Allied sectors of the Berlin from the USSR Was the physical representation of the Iron Curtain in Europe August 1961- November 1989 Chapter 38 Berlin
MAD mutually assured destruction Concept which has kept nuclear peace since the Japanese nuclear bombings 1945- Chapter 38 Worldwide, but started between America and the Soviet Union
Nuclear Arms Race buildup of nuclear weapons in US and USSR Created extreme tension between US and USSR and fear of MAD 1945-1991 Chapter 38 US and USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev reformist leader of the USSR his policies like Perestroika and Glasnost led to the collapse of the Soviet Union 1986-1991 Chapter 38 Soviet Union
Perestroika Gorbachev's policy of decentralizing the economy Example of the new direction in which the Soviet Union was going, which did not sit well with Soviet elites 1986-1991 Chapter 38 Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan president of USA who was a main component in collapse of USSR His massive weapons programs resulted in Soviets not being able to compete with America, and crushed their economy 1981-1989 Chapter 38 America
Brezhnev Doctrine Doctorine which justified Soviet incursion into Czechoslavakia Very tough Soviet policy, led to tightened control within Soviet Union 1970's Chapter 38 Union of Soviet Socialist 'Republics'
Charles De Gaulle -leader of France Pretentious French leader, a hindrance in the Second World War. French Prime Minister during the early Cold War. B. 1890, D. 1970 Chapter 38 France
Marshal Tito -leader of Yugoslavia Led Yugoslavians to victory in Second Sorld War, Ruled Yugoslavia during the early Cold War. B. 1896, D. 1980 Chapter 38 Yugoslavia
De-Stalinisation The policy of slackened control and expansion of civil liberties instated by Khruschev as soon as he came to power. Gave liberty to Soviet people. 1956-1964 Chapter 38 USSR
Hungarian Challenge The challenge presented to the USSR by Hungarians under Imre Nagy Showed resistance to Soviet expansion 1956 Chapter 38 Hungary
Prague Spring Alexander Dubcek led Czechs in a rebellion against the Soviets. They crushed the rebellion. Showed resistance to Soviet power. 1968 Chapter 38 Czechoslovakia
Mao Zedong -Leader of China, believed that the peasants and not the proleteriat have the most influence on the economy. Crazy China Man Led Chinese Communit Party to victory after the Second World War. B. 1893 D. 1976 Chapter 38 China
Fraternal Co-operation Co-operation between Moscow and Beijing during the early years of the Cold War. Showed that the Soviet Union could restrain itself from conquering everywhere on Earth. Early Cold War. Chapter 38 China/USSR
Detente The reduction in hostlities between the US and the USSR Helped to wind down the Cold War for a few years. Middle of the Cold War Chapter 38 USA/USSR
Vietnam War War in which the USA stepped in to assist their South Veitnamese allies, then left to allow the Communists to take over and waste the sacrifices of the American soldiers/sailors/marines/airmen who fought there. claimed many American lives, allowed Communism to expand further. 1960's-1970's Chapter 38 Vietnam
Watergate Incident The scandal which ruined President Richard Nixon, Ruined a President of the United States 1972-1974 Chapter 38 USA
Lech Walesa Leader of Solidarity, and later the President of Poland One of the main opposers to Soviet rule B. 1943 Chapter 38 Poland
Solidarity A combined trade union and nationalist movement The only opposition to Commnuist Rule in Poland, aided the collapse of Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe 1980's Chapter 38 Poland
Velvet Revolution "revolution", in which Communists were taken out of office and Democracy was restored Non-violent revolution, which stemmed from a wave of countries breaking away from the Communist Bloc 1990 Chapter 38 Czechoslovakia
Leszek Kolakowski Polish intellectual, who stated "the dead and by mow also grotesque creature called Marxist-Leninism still hangs at the necks of rulers like a hopeless tumor Example of the attitude of intellectuals and dissidents toward socialism, and a precursor for the things to come 1971 Chapter 38 Poland
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