U.S - History 1 - Module 21 - Lesson 5 Flashcards

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Richard Nixon
President in 1969, focused on easing Cold War tensions

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Richard Nixon
Presidente en 1969, centrado en aliviar las tensiones de la Guerra Fría

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Henry Kissinger
National security advisor, later secretary of state

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Henry Kissinger
Asesor de seguridad nacional, luego secretario de estado

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Realpolitik
Political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.

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Realpolitik
Realismo político o política práctica, especialmente política basada en el poder más que en los ideales.

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Détente
Name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971

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Distensión
Nombre dado a un período de mejores relaciones entre los Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética que comenzó tentativamente en 1971.

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Gerald Ford
Became the nation’s first unelected President taking over from Nixon.

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Gerald Ford
Se convirtió en el primer presidente no electo de la nación en sustitución de Nixon.

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Jimmy Carter
U.S President in 1976 who was focused on U.S foreign policy

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Jimmy Carter
Presidente de los EE. UU. en 1976 que se centró en la política exterior de los EE. UU.

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Ronald Reagan
Elected President in 1980 and was focused on winning the Cold War and defeating Communism

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Ronald Reagan
Elegido presidente en 1980 y se centró en ganar la Guerra Fría y derrotar al comunismo.

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Mikhail Gorbachev
General Secretary of Soviet Communist Party who helped end the Cold War

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Mikhail Gorbachev
Secretario General del Partido Comunista Soviético que ayudó a poner fin a la Guerra Fría

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Strategic Defensive Initiative
Anti-missile defense system

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Iniciativa Defensiva Estratégica
Sistema de defensa antimisiles

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Glasnost
Policy adopted by Russia, literally means “openness”, allowing criticism and adopting some free press.

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Glasnost
La política adoptada por Rusia significa literalmente “apertura”, permitiendo la crítica y adoptando cierta libertad de prensa.

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Perestroika
Policy adopted by Russia, literally meaning “restructuring”, allowing some private enterprise and a move to democracy.

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Perestroika
Política adoptada por Rusia, que literalmente significa “reestructuración”, permitiendo algo de empresa privada y un movimiento hacia la democracia.

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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Required the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate and permanently forswear all of their nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.

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Tratado de Fuerzas Nucleares de Alcance Intermedio (INF)
Requirió que Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética eliminaran y renunciaran permanentemente a todos sus misiles balísticos y de crucero nucleares y convencionales lanzados desde tierra con alcances de 500 a 5.500 kilómetros.

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