Ch. 18 Test Flashcards
(44 cards)
What was the Cold War
U.S (democracy) vs. Soviets (communism). US wanted to stop communism
Yalta conference
Feb 1945, UN was created, soviets promised free elections in Poland, soviets wanted Germany to pay recreations
Harry S. Truman
Pres during early part of Cold War
Potsdam conference
July 1945, divided Germany into 3 zones
Satellite nations
Nations that were dominated by the soviets
Iron curtain
What Truman called division of Europe
What did George Kennan do to stop spread of communism
Contained he spread of communism
Truman doctrine
1946, US gave $400 million of aid to Greece and turkey to stop spread of communism
Marshall plan
1947, US gave economic aid to European nations to rebuild after WW2
Why did the soviets blockade West Berlin?
They wanted to starve them out.
Berlin aircraft
US aircraft that would fly over West Berlin and send down supplies
Nationalists leader
Kai-Shek
Communists leader
Mao Zedong
Who won the war between the Chinese nationalist vs communist war?
The communists
When did china become communists
1949
Formosa
Now today as Taiwan, nationalists fled there when losing their war w the communists.
Korean War
1950-1953
North Korea
Communists, soviets
South Korea
Democracy, US
38th parallel
Demilitarized zone, most tense border in the world today, 28,000 US troops stationed there
UN
Us troops sent to South Korea
MacArthur vs. Truman
Mac Arthur wanted to drop an atomic bomb on China bedroom and said no, Truman fired Mac
Armistice
Truce, never a peace treaty, war is still going on in Korea
Who helped North Korea
China