Part 1 - Cold War Vocabulary

Vocabulary Research

Before beginning you will need to learn some important Cold War Vocabulary. In your research these terms will appear and it is important that you understand their meanings. You may find each definition by clicking on the word. Study these terms and then complete the matching quizzes that follow.

Cold War Vocabulary
Soviet Union	hot war	warm war	proxy war	communism
NATO	Warsaw Pact	Berlin Wall	Cuban Missile Crisis	SALT
Western Bloc	Eastern Bloc	Space Race	espionage	Arms Race
Korean War	Vietnam War	ICBM	glasnost	perestroika
Cold War	Iron Curtain	Sputnik	Apollo 11	Berlin Airlift