cold war Flashcards
(14 cards)
how long did the cold war last
march 12 1947 - dec 3 1989
what happened in 1947
the truman doctrine
define doctrine
stated principle of government policy
what happened in 1948
berlin blockade and airlift
what was the truman doctrine?
that US would provide political, military and economical assistance to all democratic nations under threat
what happened august 1945
US drops two atomic bombs in japan - hiroshima and nagasaki
what is the cold war
conflict between US and Soviet Union without direct military action
what happened in 1945
yalta and potsdam conferences
define armistice
agreement made by both sides in war to stop the fight for an amount of time
what happened in 1949
NATO set up
what was the NATO set up (1949)
group of countries that agreed to protect each other
who formed the NATO?
US, canada, UK, france, belgium and seven other countries in europe
what was the Warsaw pact (1955)
Soviet Union’s response to NATO
who formed the warsaw pact
USSR, poland, east germany, hungary and three other countries
