Ch 28: Cold War Flashcards
Truman Doctrine
created by Harry Truman, said that the U.S. would provide economic aid to those countries that felt threatened by communism
Superpowers
The United States and Soviet Union
Marshall Plan
plan that said that the U.S. would provide $15 billion to countries that were recovering from WWII in Europe
Containment
policy made to try to prevent the further spread of communism by the Soviet Union
Berlin Blockade
created by Soviet Union to prevent the emigration to west Berlin & hoped to force the western Allies to withdraw from Berlin
Berlin Airlift
created by the Western Allies to get resources & materials pass the blockade (allowed a total of 1300 tons to get in to West Berlin)
NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
military alliance(1949) that said if any of the Western Allies were attacked, the others would come to their aid
COMECON
incomplete
Korean War
war between North & South(also U.S. & China) were they fought for territory, which led to no change in land and the 38th parallel line was made
CENTO(Central Treaty Organization)
Allies agreed to not allow the Soviet Union to expand south
SEATO(Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)
U.S., Great Britain, France, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand
Nikita Khrushchev
(1894-1971) new leader of the Soviet Union, try to gain an advantage over the Soviet Union in the missile battle.
Sputnik I
Russian spaceship that flew first man to the moon(Yuri Gagarin).
Berlin Wall
1961, East Berlin government set up a blockade between West and East Berlin, and Berlin issue decreased.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Almost brought world to nuclear war. 1992 Soviet Union tried to put missiles on communist Cuba to even playfield with the U.S. Later a peace was signed where Cuba could not have missiles and neither could West Germany.
