Cold War Flashcards
The Marshall Plan
Example of Containment
“European Recovery Program”
Provided $13 to Western Europe to help with hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos
Truman Doctrine
Example of containment
There was a civil war in Greece
Turkey under pressure from the ussr
U.S. Gave Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid paid to European countries so they can defend themselves from communism
What was Berlin divided into?
Divided into 4 zones
The Arms Race Begins
September 1949 the soviets developed their first atomic Bon now there were two nuclear superpowers
Domino Theory
A foreign policy theory during the 1950s to 1980s that believed that if one country falls to communism all countries will eventually fall to communism.
McCarthyism
McCarthy accused over blaming over 100 people of communists.
The Death of Stalon
Nikita Khrushchev replaces Stalin
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Goal is to overthrow Castro and Communism invasion failed embarrassment to Kennedy and the United States.