history- using key terms:

• capitalism

  where trade and industry are run by private individuals for profit
• comecon

  an economic organisation joining together the soviet union and its satellite states
• cominform

  a political organisation that aimed to encourage communism around the world
• communism

  where the state owns trade and industry and profits are divided among citizens according to their need
• containment

  a political and military attempt to stop an ideology from spreading
• democracy

  a political system in which every adult citizen can vote to elect government representatives
• detente

  a period of peace or reduced tensions between groups that are in conflict
• deterrent

  something designed to prevent a major event, such as war, from happening
• diplomacy

  management of international relations
• doctrine

  a set of beliefs that is central to a particular viewpoint or approach
• 'doves'

  advisers who prefer diplomatic, non-aggressive responses (unlike 'hawks')
• glasnost

  increased political and media openness under gorbachev's leadership
• 'hawks'

  tough advisors who prefer aggressive, military responses (unlike 'doves')
• intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

  a powerful missile that is launched high into the sky and can deliver warheads to its target
• INF

  intermediate-range nuclear force treaty, signed in 1987, which got rid of all short- and medium- range ballistic missiles and missile launchers
• NATO

  the north atlantic treaty organisation, formed in 1949 by the USA and 11 allies
• non-proliferation

  stopping the spread of weapons
• pact

  a formal agreement, for example between countries
• perestroika

  reorganising and restructuring reforms under gorbachev's leadership
• SALT

  strategic arms limitation talks- negotiations to reduce the numbers of strategic missiles (with nuclear warheads) held by both sides in the cold war
• satellite states

  a nation that is no longer free and is controlled by another country
• SDI

  strategic defense initiative- a US missile defence system which aimed to defend the USA from space
• socialism

  a political system where things are shared between everyone, not owned privately
• summit meeting

  an important, high-level meeting between governments
• thaw

  a reduction in control, a period of increased freedoms
• ultimatum

  a final demand for something to happen (with negative consequences if it doesn't)
• UN security council

  an important division of the united nations whose members are called into session to respond quickly to international crises
• veto

  a vote to block a resolution being passed in the UN security council