Cold War Vocabulary

Coined by Winston Churchill.  An imaginary line formed by Russia (Soviet Union) separating Eastern Europe from he West.

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• Nikita Khrushchev

United States policy using different strategies to prevent/contain the spread of communism in response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union trying to influence the spread of communism.

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• Nikita Khrushchev

An alliance, or balance of power between the Soviets and the other communist governments in Eastern Europe.

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• Nikita Khrushchev

An alliance, or balance of power between the Soviets and the other communist governments in Eastern Europe.

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Warsaw Pact

• Nikita Khrushchev

 led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving from 1958 to 1964 (After Stalin).

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Arms Race

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Arms Race

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

A United States general during the Korean War, and war hero in WW2.

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Arms Race

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

Competition between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War where both countries increased their weapons and war materials.

• Arms Race

• Demilitarized Zone

• Stalemate

• Berlin Blockade

A region without military forces.

• Arms Race

• Demilitarized Zone

• Stalemate

• Berlin Blockade

A time in which neither side is able to decide on a winner/victor.  

• Arms Race

• Demilitarized Zone

• Stalemate

• Berlin Blockade