7 cold war Flashcards
(13 cards)
7.1 explain wwii leading to cold war
wwii tensions were high, yalta and potsdam conference, america felt threatened, nato created to threaten, long telegram, iron curtain, germany tensions
yalta and potsdam conference
aimed to show post war world but showed that us and ussr have tensions
long telegram
saying we must do anything, political, economic, social, to prevent communism spread
iron curtain
increased division between europe
7.2 changes at home during cold war mcarthyism
huac and loyalty review, federal highway act, gi bill, blacklist in hollywood, red scare, fear and hysteria
federal highway act
made for defense, evacuation, military supply transport. built economic growth
7.2 war at home and cold war vietnam
social changes, draft, living room war, dnc, pentagon papers
pentagon papers
revealed people cant trust government, credibility gap
draft and living room war
made people not like war, social changed
7.3 containment and forgein policy
led us to get involved in other governments to try and stop communism,,,,, spent money with truman doctrine and marshall plan, gulf of tonkin, cia in iran and guatemala,, ALL TO STOP COMMUNISM!
truman doctrine and marshall plan
us gave money to countries to fight or prevent communism, help rebuild
gulf of tonkin
president cannot declare war, because we got too involved in vietnam
cia in iran and guatemala
trying to influencce forgein governmetns