Global 10 Test Review Flashcards
American general who commanded United Nations troops at the beginning of the Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
foreign policy directed at blocking Soviet influence and stopped the spread of communism
containment
American president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
the idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors
domino theory
the division of Europe into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
Iron Curtian
leader of the Soviet Union who started destalinization
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist dictator of Cuba
Fidel Castro
willingness to go to the edge of war
Brinkmanship
Some leaders have played a greater role in post-World War II politics than others. One of the first Cold War leaders that the United States feared was _________________, the leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
A leader of Iran who also challenged the United States was _________________.
Ayatollah Khomeini
He (Khomenini) had taken power by overthrowing the pro-American leader, _________________.
Shah Pahlavi
Soviet leaders during the Cold War included _________________, the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin.
Nikita Khrushchev
Idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead other countries to become Communist
Domino Theory
Policy of giving aid to countries threatened by communism
Truman Doctrine
Gradual replacement of U.S. troops with South Vietnamese troops
Vietnamization
Plan that gave aid to European countries to help them recover from World War II
Marshall Plan
Policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
containment
The U.S. assistance program that provided food, machinery, and other materials to rebuild Western Europe after World War II was called the __________________________.
Marshall Plan
The struggle over political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union that stopped short of war was called the __________________________.
Cold War
The alliance that the Soviet Union formed with Eastern Europe countries in response to the formation of NATO was called the __________________________.
Warsaw Pact
The plan to increase the combat role of the South Vietnamese while gradually pulling out U.S. troops in the Vietnam War was called __________________________
Vietnamization
Developing nations who were not aligned with the United States or the Soviet Union after World War II made up the __________________________
Third World
President Richard Nixon’s policy of lessening Cold War tensions was called
détente
