NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
UN
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
World Bank
a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
Marshall Plan
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
European Community
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
Warsaw Pact
treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
Korean War
a war between North and South Korea
Vietnam War
a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
Cuban Missile Crisis
Brink-of-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the latter's placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. (p. 839)
Helsinki Accords
35 nations agreed existing political frontiers that couldnt be changed by force. human rights and political freedoms
Non-aligned Nations
Developing countries that announced their neutrality in the Cold War. (p. 846)
Third World
underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively
Cultural Revolutions
a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; international cartel that inflates price of oil by limiting supply; Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and UAE are prominent members
Iron Curtain
a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eatern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Cold War
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Countries in Warsaw Pact
USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
