Cold War Flashcards
Mao Zedong
The leader of the people’s republic of China
38th Parallel
After the war the Allies divided Korea at the 38th Parallel
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin who accused many people of being communists
Hydrogen Bomb
A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in WWII
Arms Race
In what became the first nuclear arms race both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons
Sputnik
The worlds first artificial satellite
Brinkmanship
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism
Yalta Conference
At the Yalta Conference the three leaders made important decisions about the future of European Governments
Nuremberg Trials
In November 1945 the tribunal put high-ranking Nazis on trial in the German City of Nuremberg in what became known as the Nuremberg Trials
United Nations
An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts
Cold War
It came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union
Containment
Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world
Truman Doctrine
This Policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism
Marshall Plan
Western Europe Received more than $13 billion in US loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952
NATO
United States joined nine Western European countries along with Iceland and Canada to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
GI Bill of Rights
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act or GI Bill of Rights offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses farms and businesses
Fair Deal
A higher minimum wage the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly
Baby Boom
A significant increase of the number of babies born
Potsdam Conference
Germany and the city of Berlin would be divided into four zones Britain, France, The United States, and The Soviet Union would each control one zone
Sun Belt
Southern and Western states that offered a warm climate year-round and low tax rates
Urban Renewal
Program to improve life in cities
Beats
Young People known as beatniks or beats criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior
