UNIT 6 Flashcards
Truman Doctrine
Harry’s Truman speech before a joint session of congress, calling for the U.S. to take the leadership
Berlin Aircraft
operation that moved supplies into the west of Berlin by American and British planes during the soviet blockade in 1948
North Atlantic treaty
alliance of nations that agreed to join together in the event of war and to support and protect each nation
United Nations
promote internationally it was a replacement of the League of Nations
Cold War
develop the after the WWII between the US and THE Soviet Union for power and influence in the world , lasting until the collapse of the Soviet Union
Berlin Wall
barrier that divided Germany it was constructed by a republican
Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Marshall plan
program Of American economic assistance to west Europe.IN 1947
arms race
contest been nations to gain weapons superiority
Korean War
conflict over the future of the Korean Peninsula , fought between 1950 and 1953 ending in a statement.
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 Crisis that arose between the IS and the Soviet Union over a Soviet Union attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba