chapt. 9 Flashcards
term first used by Winston Churchill that became the common term used to refer to the dividing line between communist eastern and democratic western Europe.
iron curtain
policy adopted by the US early in the Cold War which accepted that eastern Europe was firmly in Soviet hands and could not be saved. Therefore, the US and the West should focus on not allowing communism to go beyond those countries in which it already existed.
containment
policy put forth by President Truman which stated that the United States would not hesitate to intervene and aid nations overseas to resist communism.
truman doctrine
financial plan to build up Europe worked out by former Army Chief of Staff and current Secretary of State, George Marshall. It provided nations in war-torn Europe with much needed financial support from the United States, served to spark economic revival and prosperity in these countries, alleviated the suffering of many people, and eased the threat of communism spreading in Europe.
marshall plan
Truman’s response to Stalin’s blockade of Berlin in which US and British planes delivered needed supplies to West Berlin over a 15 month period, eventually causing Stalin to relent.
berlin airlift
term which referred to the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union that dominated both nations’ foreign policies and which many feared would lead to actual war.
cold war
became a communist nation in 1949. It helped North Korea during the Korean War.
china
military conflict that broke out when communist forces crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the democratic part of country.. It ultimately ended in a truce that left the peninsula divided at almost the same point as before the conflict.
korean war
independent Jewish state established in Palestine in 1948 which became an ally of the US and ignited resentment among other, predominantly Muslim, Middle East nations.
isreal
doctrine put forth by the President which stated that the United States would not hesitate to aid any country in the Middle East that asked for help resisting communist aggression.
eisenhower doctrine
leader of the Soviet Union following the death of Stalin in 1953. He was the Soviet leader at the time of the U-2 incident, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and during construction of the Berlin Wall.
nikita kruschev
incident which involved a US spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union. At first, the US government denied conducting any such spy missions. However, when the Soviets produced evidence, Eisenhower had to acknowledge the Soviet report as accurate. The president accepted responsibility, but refused to apologize for spying on the USSR, thereby infuriating Khrushchev further.
u-2 incident
Communist leader of Cuba.
fidel castro
US president who was in office at the time of the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
john f kennedy
wall constructed by the East German and Soviet governments to separate communist part of city from the free section
berlin wall
