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Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output, but resulted in famine

Started by Mao Zedong, combined collective farms into People's Communes, failed because there was no incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years.

Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.

The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.

Dividing line between North and South Korea

ruled the USSR from 1958-1964; lessened government control of soviet citizens (de-Stalinization); sought a peaceful coexistence with the West instead of confrontation

Soviet leader whose willing to rethink Soviet policy (glasnost) led to stunning changes (perestroika)

threatens the world with fear of massive destruction

A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control

USSR, China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam

Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life.

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology. Gave 400 Million to Turkey and Greece.