Early Years Of The Cold War Section 1, 2 And 3 Flashcards
Section 2: Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong a communist in the Korean War.
38th parallel
After the war the allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel.
Joseph McCarthy
He was the senator of Wisconsin and contributed to fears in the early 1950s by saying that communists were working inside the state department
Hydrogen bomb
Is a weapon that is far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in world war II
Arms race
In what became an arms race, both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons.
Sputnik
Sputnik, the worlds first artificial satellite.
Brinkmanship
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism
Section 3: baby boom
A baby boom, or significant increase in the number of babies born.
Sun belt
Southern and western states that offered a war, climate year round and low tax rate.
Urban renewal program
A plan to improve the life In cities
Beats
Young people known as beatniks, or beats, criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior.
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
The phrase Cold War came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Containment
Containment or preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world.
Truman doctrine
The policy of providing aid became known as the Truman doctrine.
Marshall plan
Under the Marshall plan, Western Europe received more than 13 billion in us loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952
North Atlantic treaty organization
United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada to form the North Atlantic treaty organization
GI bill of rights
The serviceman’s readjustment act or GI bill of rights offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses farms and businesses.
Fair deal
The fair deal included a higher minimum wage, the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans and expanded social security benefits for the elderly.
Potsdam conference
In this the Soviet Union, US, and Great Britain all decided to split a part of Germany and the city of Berlin.
