Chapter 30 Flashcards
Was started after ww2 would last more than 40 years between these two powers
The Cold War
The U.S. Had ___________ to protect themselves after ww2
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)-Western Europe
The Soviet Union had _______ to protect themselves after ww2
Warsaw Pact-eastern europe
The tensions between the United States and Soviet Union was called
Iron curtain
_____ Berlin was democratic U.S.A
West
______ Berlin was communist Soviet Union
East
to stop the exodus east Germany built a wall in 1961 that cut off west Germany (the wall cut through Berlin and this was called. It became a key symbol of the cold air because it physically split a city in half (half being democratic and half being communist)
Berlin Wall
By 1953 the United States and Russia had developed _______ bombs (were more destructive than atomic bombs)
Hydrogen
Limited the number of nuclear weapons on each side
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
Were missiles that could shoot down other missiles from hostile areas
Anti-Ballistic Missiles (AMBs)
U.S. President Ronald Reagan launched a program called _______ missiles defense against nuclear attacks
Star Wars
After ww2 communist forces were assisting
China and Korea
The United States and its allies from another alliance. This alliances contained U.S., Britain, France, Australia, Pakistan, Thailand, New Zealand and the Philippines
Southeast-asia treaty organization (SEATO)
Central treaty organization which comprised of Britain, turkey, Iran, and Pakistan
CENTO
Russia created an alliance with
Africa and Asia
By 1959 led his guerrilla army to victory and set about transforming the country. This is known as Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
The attempt to overthrow Castro was known as
Bay of Pigs
Khruschev removed the nuclear weapons from ________ and the U.S. removed nuclear missiles from _______turkey
Cuba and Turkey
In 1956 he shocked the top of communist party members when he publicly denounced Stalin’s abuse of power. He kept Stalin’s communist control. It closed down prison camps and eased censorships
Nikita Khruschev
In these markets economies producers and consumers make economic decisions
Free market
The economy and market are controlled by
Supply and demand
The idea is to keep communism in its existing boundaries and prevent communism from expanding
Containment
Were designed to protect from radioactive particles that would come after a nuclear explosion
Shelters
This fear went so far that a United States sensation in 1950 joseph McCarthy led a hunt for suspected American communism
Red Scare
He became famous for charging people to be communist without any proof these types of charges and ideology became known as McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy
Americans grew more affluent and many moved from life in city to suburbs
Suburbanization
Usually consisted of single family houses that had lawns and access to good schools
Suburbs
President Dwight Eisenhower Approved government funding to build vast interstate. This allowed for further suburbanization because Americans now could work in the city and drive home to the suburbs
Highway System
Forced separation (in schools and homes)
Segregation
Which is unequal treatment in jobs, voting and social life
Discrimination
This ruling declared that segregating schools were unconstitutional
Brown vs. board of education Topeka
Emerged as a leader of the civil rights movements for African Americans. He was leading a movement which fought for equal rights. Rights to vote, right to free speech, equal job opportunities
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The civil rights movement laid way for all races in America to fight for their rights
Asians, Latinos, Native Americans, Women
During the 1960-1970 women had the right to vote but they were still facing discrimination creating this movement which fought for equality in all areas of life (something that continues today)
Women’s Rights
After the devastation of ww2 there were only two great powers left
United States and Soviet Union (Russia)
Chinese Communist had control of much of
Northern China
