World History Flash Cards
. Democracy (United States, FDR, Truman)
Truman and FDR pressed Stalin to have Eastern European countries have free elections to have democracies
. Communism ( Soviet Union / USSR, Stalin, Khrushchev )
Stalin then Khrushchev were the communist leaders of the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
Big Three
FDR, Stalin in Churchill
Partition of Germany
The Iron Curtain divides Germany into East and West
. Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union set up a blockade of western Berlin. US and Britain flew food and supplies into West Berlin for 11 months.
. Containment
US policy blocking Soviet influence and and stop expansion of communism.
Truman Doctrine
Truman’s support for countries that rejected communism.
Marshall Plan
Give aid to needy European countries by providing food, machinery and materials to rebuild Western Europe.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Complete destruction because both side would fire nucelar weapons at each other.
Deterrence
when we had protection because we had nukes
Brinkmanship
The willingness to go to the brink (edge) of war with nuclear weapons.
. United Nations (purpose? How different from League of Nations?)
50 countries united to protect each other from aggressors. The security council (Britain, China, France, US, USSR + 6 more) has power to investigate and settle disputes. Countries of UN can deploy armed forces that the League of Nations could not do.
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationDefensive military alliance. An attack on any NATO member would be met with armed forces of all members.
Warsaw Pact
Alternate alliance to NATO that included USSR, East Germany, Czech, Polland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania.
Iron Curtain
Churchill came up with the phrase to describe the division of democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe.
China
(1949) Communists took over China
. Vietnam
(1959-1972) Vietnam was controlled by the French but the locals asked communist to help them gain independence.
. Berlin
Hotspot in berlin was in 1981-1989.
. Korea
(1950-1953) Japanese north of 38th parallel surrendered to Soviet troops and became communists. South of this line surrendered to American troops and were supported by western powers.
. Cuba
(1959)Fidel Castro led a revolution in Cuba and became a harsh dictator for more than 40 years. Cuba was supported by communist USSR.
. Stalin
Setup Totalitarian State in Russia and led Russia to industrial and political power
Five Year Plan
There were two. 1 to increase of steel, coal, oil and electricity. It did not work out. 2 the second 5 year plan, same goals, still worked out.
. propaganda
Media controlling the people
. Mussolini
Politician that ruled Italy.