Cold war Flashcards
Why called cold war
No formal war declaration just proxy wars and spying between USSR and USA
How is west different from East
West is Capitalist and Democratic with an aim to stop spread of communism
East is communist
Containment
Stop the spread of communism to other places
United Nations made in 1945
Maintain world peace and prevent another world war. Rebuild Europe
NATO 1949
Treaty that if one country was attacked, the others would support. Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Dutch, Great Britain, italy, denmark, norway, portugal, iceland, us, canade.
Warsaw pact May 14, 1955
Retaliation to NATO. Albania (left in 1961), Bulgaria, Czech, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR, East Germany (1951)
Truman Doctrine (1947)
US has the right to intervene in foreign affairs if they believe it is within the right of protecting the nation from communism ($400 million aid to Turkey and Greece)
Marshall Plan 1947, and Economic Recovery Act (April 3, 1948)
US provides economic assistance to restore the European economy
Iron Curtain
The symbolic divide of East (Communist) and West (Democratic Capitalist) Europe.
Space Race
The competition between US and USSR for advanced space technology, growing fear of a space attack.
How was germany divided
4 sectors- US, GB, France, USSR. Berlin was split as well with East and West. Only 3 ways in on the West side (2 in GB and 1 in US)
Berlin Airlift
After Soviet creates ground blockade, west sent 200000 flights with 2.3 million tons of supplies, with 5-80,000 daily. Sent water, food, or medical supplies
