is for Arms Race

The Arms Race was the period of time when America and the USSR began to quickly build weapons.

is for Bolsheviks

A Bolshevik is a communist revolutionary.

is for Cold War

The Cold War was the tense relationship between democratic and communist countries.

is for Detente

A policy adopted by President Nixon to relax tensions relating to the Cold War.

is for Eastern Bloc

A group of middle eastern countries that united under the Warsaw pact.

is for February Revolution

This was a Russian Revolution that set up a new government.

is for Glasnost

This made the Soviet policies more transparent.

is for Helsinki Records

An agreement signed in 1975 aimed at improving communications and relationships between Soviet bloc and Western countries.

is for Isolationism

A foreign policy where a country refuses to make alliances with other countries.

is for Jupiter

A US missile that was deployed early during the Cold War.

is for Korean War

Korean conflict between the Soviet-backed communist North, and the US and UN-backed South

is for Long Telegram

A diplomatic cable sent by George Kennan in 1946, offering advice on the Soviet Union and possible foreign policy approaches

is for Marshall Policy

A relief package, providing funds to European nations to assist their reconstruction after World War II.

is for NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization: A global military alliance formed in 1949

is for Ostpolitik

A detente-era policy adopted by West Germany who wanted to improve communication and economic ties with East Germany.

is for Project A119

An American project to get ahead of the USSR in the Arms Race