Modern+World+History

Modern World History 1945-1970 and present Maddie Bryant, Mikayla Klein, Hannah Gad "A freely elected government in any of these East European countries would be anti-soviet, and that we can't allow"- Stalin media type="custom" key="17963794" __ Terms __ __People __ 
 * satellite states-a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
 * policy of containment- a plan to keep something, such as communism, within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves
 * arms race-building up armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy
 * domino theory- idea that,if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall
 * de-stalinization- the process of eliminating Stalins more ruthleaa policies
 * heavy industry-the manufacture of machines and equipment for factories and mines
 * detente- a phase of relaxed tensions and improved relations betwwen two adversaries
 * dissedent- a person who speaks out against the regime in power
 * perestroika-Mikhail Gorbachev's plan to reform the Soviet Union by restructuring its economy
 * Warsaw Pact- in 1955 the Soviet Union joined with Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania ina formal military alliance known as this
 * Truman- he demanded free elections in Eastern Europe. He also stated that the Unioted States would provide money threatened by Communist expansion
 * Winston Curchill- or Iron curtain nickname was used to refer to Communist nations of Europe
 * The Big Three- were Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt they met to discuss German terms of surrender and post war occupation of Germany
 * Yuri Gagarin- in April 12, 1961 he was the first man to travel in space
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Nikita Khrushchev- in 1953- 1964 he was the soviet Union leader after Stalin's death on March 1953
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">President Kennedy- he gave orders for the Bay of Pigs invasion, but the invasion failed. He also orders the USA blockaded Cuban ports
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Mikhail Gorbachev- he was the President of the Soviet Union only threw 1985- 1991
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Leonid Brezhnev- from 1964-1982 he replaced khrushchev as the Soviet Union leader
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Brois Yelstin- he was the President of Russian Republic
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Vladimar Putin- he is the current President of Russia

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[|The Cold War] for more information on the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. [|The Big Three] for more information on the relationship between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. [|Harry Truman] for more information on the former US President. [|John F Kennedy] for more information on the former US President. [|The Warsaw Pact] for more information on the Treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. [|Vladimir Putin] for more information on the current President of Russia. [|Yalta Conference] for more information on the major conference between the Big Three. [|The Bay of Pigs] for more information on the failed invasion. [|Perestroika] for more information on the political movement of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. [|Yuri Gagarin in Space] for more information on the first human in space.
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