Chapters 16-17 Flashcards
(34 cards)
which countries remained under soviet control
czechoslavkia, hungary, bulgaria
who first spoke of the iron curtain
churchill
one goal of the marshall plan was to
make european countries strong enough to purchase american goods
in order to gain control over west berlin the soviet union
blockaded west berlin
NATO and the warsaw pact were examples of
military alliances
the chinas civil war the united states backed
the nationalists
in 1950 what event began the conflict on the korean peninsula
north korea invaded past the 38th parellel`
MacArthur chose what port
Inchon
how did americans view MacArthur
A hero
what impact did the korean war have on economy
increased military spending
after eisenhower withdrew his offer to fund the aswan dam egypt
nationalized the suez canal
John foster Dulles
promoted the policy of brinkmanship
how was khrushchev different from stalin
he wa sless cruel and suspicious
the CIA participed in the cold war why
carrying out secret operations in other countries
where was the cold war hot
Korea
Rosenbergs were charged with
passing secrets of nuclear science to the soviet union
the postwar economy sufferedt severe
inflation
after wwii worker productivity
improved because of tech advances
marshall plane
stimulated foreign demand for us products
many people migrated to the sunbelt to
work in defense
the national defense education funded
soldiers
1950s, american fmailies
benefitted from medicine
flight of urban middle class to the suburbs
hurt cities economically
which of the following contributed to the suge in postwar home construction
loans to war veterans
