Arms race: A stockpiling of military weaponry done by the Soviet Union and America in hopes of becoming stronger than the enemy.
Checkpoint Charlie: A point where one could travel from West Berlin to East Berlin or vice versa, when the Berlin Wall was in place.
Cold War: The struggle for power between the Soviet Union and America, from WWII to the crumble of the Soviet Union. It was said to be cold as the warfare was of ideals, economy and diplomacy rather than actual fighting.
Communism: The Soviet Union's form of government that gave the government control over production.
Detente: The cooling of stress between the superpowers.
Glasnost: Enacted by Mikhail Gorbachev, it was a policy that discouraged government secrecy and promoted "openness" of information.
Hotline: A communication line that ran from the White House to the Kremlin, also known as the "red telephone."
Iron Curtain: Used by Winston Churchill, a saying meant to described the rising barrier between west democracy influence and lands under influence by the Soviet Union.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD): MAD was what help prevent nuclear holocaust between the Soviet Union and America. It basically stated that a country attacked by a nuclear warhead would fire right back, resulting in destruction of both parts involved.
Perestroika: A policy brought on by Gorbachev, it attempted to decentralize the nation's economy, "restructuring" the Soviet Union.
Checkpoint Charlie: A point where one could travel from West Berlin to East Berlin or vice versa, when the Berlin Wall was in place.
Cold War: The struggle for power between the Soviet Union and America, from WWII to the crumble of the Soviet Union. It was said to be cold as the warfare was of ideals, economy and diplomacy rather than actual fighting.
Communism: The Soviet Union's form of government that gave the government control over production.
Detente: The cooling of stress between the superpowers.
Glasnost: Enacted by Mikhail Gorbachev, it was a policy that discouraged government secrecy and promoted "openness" of information.
Hotline: A communication line that ran from the White House to the Kremlin, also known as the "red telephone."
Iron Curtain: Used by Winston Churchill, a saying meant to described the rising barrier between west democracy influence and lands under influence by the Soviet Union.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD): MAD was what help prevent nuclear holocaust between the Soviet Union and America. It basically stated that a country attacked by a nuclear warhead would fire right back, resulting in destruction of both parts involved.
Perestroika: A policy brought on by Gorbachev, it attempted to decentralize the nation's economy, "restructuring" the Soviet Union.