COLD WAR 🥶 VOCAB Flashcards
What is the Cold War?
Term for tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, lasting from 1945 to 1989.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
President Harry S. Truman’s program announced in 1947 of aid to European countries threatened by communism.
What was the Marshall Plan?
U.S. program for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe through massive aid to former enemy nations and allies.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
The U.S. flew planes over western Berlin to supply them with fuel and food.
What is NATO?
A mutual defense pledge against any future Soviet attack.
What was the Space Race?
The Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to make advances in space exploration.
What was the Arms Race?
A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to have the most nuclear weapons.
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
Created to investigate un-American activities, like being in the Communist Party.
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
Charged with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union about how to make the atomic bomb.
What was the Baby Boom?
Men returning from war married their sweethearts, leading to large families and increased consumer spending.
What is the G.I. Bill?
Paid for veterans to go to college, leading to higher-paying jobs and more money to spend.
Who is Jonas Salk?
Invented the first vaccine for polio, a disease that crippled many children.
What is the 38th Parallel Line?
The boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south.
