Cold War Flashcards
what was created after WW11
the unites nations, US and USSR serve in the security council, veto power
what is containment
stopping th spread of communism
what are satellite states
buffer zone between soviets and the west
what was the iron curtain
ideological boundary and symbol of divide between western and eastern europe
what was the Truman Doctorine
provided millions of dollars in economic and military aid for greece and turkey
what was the marshall plan
where the us provided aid to all european nations that needed it, this weakened the appeal of communism
what was he Berlin Blockade
where stalin closed all highways and rail routes into west berlin, no fuel or food could enter, hoped to force the west out of Berlin the US, GB, and France
what was he berlin airlift
the US and Great Britain launched planes helping west berlin survive
what was NATO
it was where if one nation in the treaty was attacked then all other nations would come to their aid in defense
what was the Warsaw Pact
military alliance between the Soviets and Easter European communist countries
what was the 38th parallel
the divide between Korea
who was the commander of the UN forces
Douglas MacArthur
after they push China back, what happens
war is now at a statement
after Truman decides not to use the atomic bomb
MacArthur criticized Truman and Truman fires him, MacArthur is a hero
what do north and south korea sign
an armistice, stop fighting, no peace treaty
who became the first republican president in more than a decade
Dwight Eisenhower
what was the red scare
where communists have said to have penetrated American society and were weakening the government. led to a massive hunt of communists
what was the HUAC
a committee that was concerned that the power of movies could pursuade audiences to be communist, held the court cases
who is Alger Hiss
he was convicted for spying for the Soviet’s
who were the Rosenburgs
they were arrested in connection with a plot to pass US bomb secrets to the Soviets
who was Joseph McCarthy
he led the hunt for communists
what is McCarthyism
a term to used hat describes accusing people with unproven charges
what led to McCarthys downfall
he gave wild accusations at highly respected army officials, he was viewed as a bully
what is a MAD world
where neither side will use nuclear weapons against the other because both sides are guaranteed to be destroyed in the conflict
what is Brinkmanship
only by threatening to use nuclear weapons and going to the brink(edge) of war
who was Nikita Khruschev
premier of the soviet union, communist and opponent of US, but is less suspicious and cruel than stalin
what was the space race
competition focused around space exploration and development
what was sputnik
the worlds first artificial satellite
who was Yuri Gagarin
the first man put into space
who was Neil Armstrong
the first man to land on the moon
what was the CIA
secret flights using spy planes over the Soviet Union
after the U2 incident what happend
tension between US and USSR increases
what four major events shaped the conflict between the US AND USSR
truman doctrine
marshall plan
berlin airlift
NATO/ warsaw pact
