Cold War in Europe Events Flashcards
Churchill’s Famous words identifying the boundary of Soviet controlled countries
Iron Curtain Speech
Ran along the western border of East Germany
Along that Southern Border
Iron Curtain Speech
Under President Truman: The Containment policy
Truman Doctrine
Goal was to keep communism from spreading into other countries
Truman Doctrine
Policy was first used and Truman asked Congress for 400 million to aid Greece & Turkey resistance to communism
Truman Doctrine
Goal was to rebuild war torn Europe with 17 billion dollars going to most countries in NATO
Marshall Plan
Fearful of American dominated Germany
Berlin Blockade
USSR closed all road and railroad access to American occupied Berlin
Berlin Blockade
Deprived Berliners of food and supplies
Berlin Blockade
In the response of Soviet blocking all surface traffic in and out of the city of Berlin
Berlin Airlift
American & British pilots airlifted food and other supplies to Berliners for an entire year
Berlin Airlift
New Alliances in which the countries of Western Europe and US promise to support each other in case of Soviet invasion
NATO
New military alliance was create in which the countries of Eastern Europe and USSR promise to support each other in the event of an attack
Warsaw Pact
After Soviet Union developed its own nuclear weapons, Eisenhower adopted the policy of willing to use any or all means
Policy of Massive Retaliation
Included using nuclear weapons to counter attack with USSR
Policy of Massive Retaliation
