Chapters 12-14 Flashcards
A state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops full-scale war
Cold War
What was the Name of the two alliances?
NATO and Warsaw
A collective security agreement formed in the 1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Spread of communism throughout the Eastern European countries
Soviet Expansion
Coined the Phrase Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill
To give aid to any country that didn’t want to be communist
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan was also known as what?
European Recovery Program
Cut off shipments of food, fuel, and other vital supply
Berlin Blockade
Over the next 11-15 months British and American planes carried more then 2 million tons of food and supplies in West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
1948 the Communist North ruled by:
Kim il Sung
The Souths leader
President Syngman Rhee
What is the division between the two forces?
38th Parallel
What did the United Nations Security Council call for?
to immediately Cease fire
Truman ordered US forces into action under the command of who?
General Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur used a risky strategy by landing his troops in ___________ and taking Seoul.
Inchon
What did the Yalu River Border?
China
MacArthur was furious at the Chinese and requested the use of __________________ on North Korea, parts of China, and some parts of the Soviet Union.
Atomic Bomb
What did MacArthur do to the president?
Criticized him
Who is the president after Truman decided not to run?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower end war on what DATE?
July 27th, 1953
An agreement made by opposing sides in war to stop fighting for a certain time
Armistice
Where did the armistice divide Korea?
38th Parallel
The spread of communism
The Red Scare
American citizens executed for conspiracy to commit espionage
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
Joseph McCarthy got a lot of inspiration from where?
The HUAC
What dose the HUAC stand for
The House Un-American Activities Committee
Was a writer and editor
Whittaker Chambers
What did Arthur Miller write?
The Crucible
A famous Newscaster that questioned McCarthy’s tactics
Edward R. Murrow
