Cold War Flashcards
Superpowers that emerged after world war two
United States in the soviet union
What caused division between us and soviet union
Reparations in germany and disagreements over types of government
According to truman what was the goal of the truman doctor
To support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures these totalitarian regimes coerced free peoples and we’re a threat to international peace and the national security of the united states
What were the two u s cold war policies
Us us policy of containment and stopping the spread of communism
What countries was the u s cold war policy originated to protect from becoming a communist country
Greece and turkey
How did the u s protect greece and turkey from communist regimes
Economic and military aid, 400 million specifically
Proxy wars
Wars fought indirectly
Who was Truman’s reference to during his speech to congress
The ussr
Iron curtain
Metaphor for the line dividing europe
The domino theory
If one country becomes communist its neighbors or perhaps the entire region would become communist
What term is associated with asia during the cold war
The domino theory
What countries fought to stop the domino theory from happening to them
korea and vietnam
The marshall plan is also known as
European recovery program ERP
The marshall plan
The American plan to rebuild European economies after world war two by using American aid
By providing aid and rebuilding the economies the US could STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM in europe and OTHER NAZI-TYPE DICTATORSHIPS which would create STABILITY and eventually, create NEW MARKETS
Goals of the marshall plan
- rebuilding a war devastated region
- remove trade barriers
- Modernize industry
- make europe prosperous again
Who was the marshall plan the idea of
George marshall the u s secretary of state under truman
Who was offered assistance by the u s and who declined
Eastern Europe and Stalin declined
Berlin airlift causes
- France, Britain and the US were secretly meeting to create West Germany
- They were also creating new money for west berliners
- Is trying to revive the economy in westborough land through the marshall plan
- Stalin did not want outside interference or influence
Is a Immediate effects of Stalins rule
Citizens lacked basic supply such as food which led to starvation lack of electricity and other resources
NATO aka
North Atlantic treaty organization
Long term effects of stalin’s bad rule
More contentiousness and creation of NATO
Contententious
Likely to cause disagreements or argument
NATO was created by
United States, Canada, and several western European nations
NATO (goal & facts)
goal of providing collective security against Soviet Union (and communism)
first peacetime military alliance the u.s entered (besides Western Hemisphere)
first made up of 12 countries
now there are over 30 member countries
