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==proxy war== | ==proxy war== | ||
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for fighting each other directly. | |||
==communism== | |||
A political and economic system in which all power is directed by the ruling government. No individual freedoms, and no private ownership of property. | |||
==NATO== | ==NATO== | ||
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed to protect Western Europe from attack of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Soviet Bloc countries. | |||
==Warsaw Pact== | ==Warsaw Pact== | ||
Established 6 years after NATO, the Warsaw Pact was formed as communist military alliance to maintain power over Eastern Europe. | |||
==Berlin Wall== | ==Berlin Wall== | ||
==Cuban Missile Crisis== | ==Cuban Missile Crisis== | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 23 August 2023
Vocabulary
Soviet Union
The USSR or the Soviet Union was the world superpower which fought on the side of the Allies in World War II and helped to defeat Nazi Germany. They would be the United States adversary in the Cold War.
hot war
This is actual warfare. All talks have failed and the armies are fighting.
warm war
This is where talks are still going on and there would always be a chance of a peaceful outcome but armies, navies etc. are being fully mobilized and war plans are being put into operation ready for the command to fight.
proxy war
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for fighting each other directly.
communism
A political and economic system in which all power is directed by the ruling government. No individual freedoms, and no private ownership of property.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed to protect Western Europe from attack of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Soviet Bloc countries.
Warsaw Pact
Established 6 years after NATO, the Warsaw Pact was formed as communist military alliance to maintain power over Eastern Europe.