the most powerful countries in the world after World War II (the Soviet Union and the United States)
the long period of heightened tension between the superpowers and their respective allies
Communist country one where the state controls all the property, industry and services and freedoms (of election, of the media and of the individual) are limited
Capitalist economy one where individuals are free to acquire wealth, own private property and profi t from businesses with little to no interference from the government
Democracy Satellite states Containment Arms race Glasnost Perestroika
a system of government under which there are various political parties, people can vote in elections and free media and free speech are protected
the Eastern European countries that were under the control of Moscow (Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria)
a US policy that aimed to halt the spread of communism and contain it to the countries where it was already established
the competitive research and spending by the superpowers to build bigger and more powerful nuclear weapons that could wipe out the other side
(openness). Gorbachev’s policy to open up discussion in Soviet society: political prisoners were freed, censorship was relaxed and people were encouraged to suggest new ideas to fi x the economy
(restructuring). Gorbachev’s policy to reform and open up the Soviet economy by allowing some private ownership of business and land
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