Cold War Flashcards
NATO
1949, north Atlantic . Treaty organization Western European nations, military alliance
NSA
1947, national security act, updated the military established the department of defense and created the CIA. Plus the national security council
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency, gather intelligence, heavily relied on
Warsaw Pact
The soviets response to the NATO, does not exist today
George Kennan
Developed the containment policy, foundation for foreign policy
Containment policy
Keep communism where it’s at don’t let it speak
Marshal plan
George Marshall, Western Europe still recovering from WW2, could fall to communism, American aid was needed to keep Europe democratic, loans 13 billion in 4 years to 16 nations.
Berlin blockade
1948, Truman airlifted supplies to West Berlin, lasted 11 months, soviets didn’t like having east/West Berlin, Stalin tried to face western powers out to unify Berlin, cut off transportation lines to West Berlin, cost 224 million
Chiang Kai sheng
Nationals it leader in China when defeated went to Taiwan, U.S. Recognized this gment
Mao tse-tung
Won civil war, ruled until death in 1976
Formosa
Where nationalists went after losing the civil war
38th parallel
Where Korea was divided after WW2
Pusan perimeter
Where UN forces stopped Korean advances on June 25 1950
Inchon
Saved war in Korea- S. Kira maintained, port city, MacArthur plan to land 17,000 troops here would catch the north off guard
Flexible response capabilities
Kennedy’s take on policy of containment, strategy that balanced nuclear and contential spending, more cogent operations, had to win hearts of world
General MacArthur
In charge of UN forces, wanted to widen the war include China, Truman wanted to get out, April 1951 fired
Bay of pigs invasion
CIA plan during Eisenhower administration,JFK took over, try to overthrow Castro in Cuba, least likely place for anyone to U.S. involvement
Cuban missile crisis
Soviets placed offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba aimed at us, didn’t like Kennedy, Kennedy stopped U2 missiles but started them up again, kennedys secretary was removed
Dien bien phu
French city in Vietnam, suffer 16,000 deaths, after 8 years of war French leave.
Geneva accords
1) indochina given independence from French
2) split Vietnam in two at 17th parallel
3) agreement to have a reunification election
Diem didn’t go
Ngo dinh diem
S Vietnam leader supported by the U.S., not popular, didn’t bring promised reforms, monks burned themselves
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of north, mad after reunification didn’t happen his forces were Vietnim and now Vietcong
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Response to Gulf of Tonkin incident, blank Check, to do whatever he needed for US, sea tuner joy was confirmed, USS Maddox never confirmed
Operation rolling thunder
Mar 1965 1st sustained bobbing comparing in Vietnam, pleiky happened right before
