USH Unit 9 Flashcards
International organization that takes an active role in preserving peace
United Nations
Nations politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country
Satellite Nations
The political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II
Iron Curtain
Meeting at a Soviet resort in the Black Sea to plan the postwar world, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin attended
Yalta Conference
A message explaining diplomat George Kennan’s view of the Soviets, became the basis for Truman’s administration’s policy of containment
Long Telegram
The policy or provess of preventing the expansion of a hostile power
Containment
Pledges American support for democracies against authoritarian threats
Truman Doctrine
Offered European nations American aid to rebuild their economies
Marshall Plan
After Soviets blockaded West Berlin, Truman ordered air force to bring in over two million tons of supplies to the city
Berlin Airlift
Formed in April 1949 to instill a mutual defense alliance, initially included twelve countries
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Military alliance in Eastern Europe between the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite nations in response to West Germany joining NATO
Warsaw Pact
1950, North Korean troops backed by Soviets invade American-occupied South Korea, American troops sent to protect the south
Korean War
Formed in 1938 to investigate subversive activities in the United States
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
Public hysteria provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideology, most notably communism
Red Scare
A policy of threatening a massive response, including the use of nuclear weapons, against a Communist state trying to seize a peaceful state by force
Massive Retaliation
The practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limit to force an opponent to back down
Brinkmanship
Used for covert operations typically in developing nations
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
Launced on October 4, 1957, first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
Sputnik
Policy by Eisenhower to authorize the use of military force whenever thought necessary to assist Middle East nations resisting Communist aggression
Eisenhower Doctrine
Soviet Union shoots down American U-2 spy plane shortly before a summit in Paris in 1960
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
An informal relationship that some people believe exists between the military and the defense industry to promote greater military spending and influence government policy
Military Industrial Complex
United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
Big Three