1.2 Cold war and the red scare Flashcards
1
Q
Red Scare
A
period of general fear of communists in America in 1940s-50s
2
Q
USSR takes over Eastern Europe
A
Stalin creates buffer zone
Western scared of communist spread
3
Q
Stalin takes control of Berlin
A
Berlin Blockade
Western scared because they see lengths Stalin will go for communism
4
Q
Communist spread in Asia
A
CCP won Chinese civil war
500 million more people communist
Domino theory
5
Q
US government takes action
A
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
NATO
6
Q
USSR develops its own atomic bomb
A
USA had developed bomb and used it on Japan at end of WWII
USSR created their own atomic bomb starting arms race
red scare increased as nuclear war is now possible
