1. Vocabulary

2. Cold War The competition developed after WWII between the US and the Soviet Union for power and influence in the world, lasting until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

3. Containment American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world.

4. Brinkmanship A 1956 term used by secretary of state John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests.

5. Satellite Nations A country dominated politically and economically by another nation, especially the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

6. Iron Curtain Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Communist and Non Communist life.

7. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 1949 alliance of nations that agreed to band together in the event of war and to support and protect each nation involved.

8. Collective Security The principle of mutual military assistance among nations.

9. Korean War Conflict over the future of the Korean peninsula, fought between 1950 and 1953 and ending in a stalemate.

10. Military-Industrial Complex The military establishment as it developed links to corporate and scientific communities, employing 3.5 million Americans by 1960.

11. 38 th Parallel Latitude line that divided North and South Korea at approximately the midpoint of the peninsula.

12. Deterrence The policy of making the military power of the US and its allies so strong that no enemy would attack for fear of retaliation.

13. Arms Race A contest between nations to gain weapons superiority.

14. ICBM Intercontinental ballistic missile long range rockets that carry hydrogen bombs.

15. Sputnik The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957.