World Since 1945 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Cold War
rivalry between ussr and USA
threats for a bomb (never actually dropped)
Warsaw Pact
communist nations of e. Europe dominated by ussr
NATO
North Atlantic treaty organization
iron curtain
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
ruled by ussr
Marshall plan
economic aid from US to rebuild Europe after WW2
Truman doctrine
Truman said US must support any nation resisting communism
Berlin airlift
marked first major Cold War confrontation
Berlin Wall
divided east and west Germany
arms race
reduces $ = weak economy all over Europe
disarmament
distrust blocked progress
nuclear test ban treaty
détente
relaxation of tensions w agreement to reduce nuclear stock piles
mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet leader
eased grip on Eastern European countries
terrorism
violence for political reasons
ethnic cleansing
non Serbs were killed/ forced out of countries
UN
United Nations
WHO
world hunger organization
EU
European Union
NAFTA
North Atlantic free trade agreement
GATT
General agreement of tariffs and trade
WTO
world trade organization
G-8
group of eight
Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and US
urbanization
cities
breakdown of extended families
slums on outskirts of cities
IRA
Irish Republican Army
some Catholics used terrorism
Ostpolitik
w. Germany chancellors policy
attempt to ease tensions