The Cold War Flashcards
Origins of Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Kennan’s X-Article
NSC-68
Iron Curtain
Describes an imaginary line dividing communist countries in Soviet bloc from Western Europe
Containment
policy to stop the spread of Communism by providing economic and military aid to countries opposing Soviets
George F. Kennan
developed US policy of containment to counter Soviet expansion
Truman Doctrine
Truman’s pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism
Marshall Plan
plan for reconstruction of Europe after WWII
Berlin Airlift
program where US and Britain shipped supplies by air to West Berlin during blockade
NATO
international defense alliance formed 1949; North Atlantic Treaty Organization
HUAC
committee formed by House of Representatives in 1930’s to investigate radical groups in US; House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
US gov’t official who was accused in 1948 of participating in a communist spy ring
McCarthyism
name critics gave to Joseph’s tactic of spreading fear and making baseless charges
NSC-68
a 58-paged top secret policy paper issued by the United States National Security Council; National Security Council Report 68
Hydrogen Bomb
nuclear weapon that gets its power from the fusing of hydrogen atoms
Korean War
fought in the early 1950s between the United Nations, supported by the United States, and the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Sputnik
1957 first artificial satellite
NASA
agency in charge of US’s programs for exploring space; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Duck and Cover
idea where kids should go under their desks and cover their heads in the case of an atomic bomb
Bomb Shelters
places where people were advised to go to if they were outside when an atomic bomb was about to take place
Joseph McCarthy
senator who gained fame by aggressively charging that communists were working in US gov’t - top communist fighter
The Rosenbergs
A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, an American couple who were executed in 1953 as spies for the Soviet Union
U-2 spy plane incident
during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union
GI Bill
act that helped veterans make a smooth entry into civilian life by providing money for attending college or advanced job training
Federal Civil Defense Administration
helped to educate and prepare the public for federal emergencies
Nikita Khrushchev
leader of Soviet Union during Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile Crisis
