Cold War Flashcards
1
Q
Truman Doctrine
A
- US has the right to free ppl everywhere who are resisting armed minorities
- we need to help fight communism
2
Q
Marshall plan
A
- US needs to reconstruct Europe
- 13 billion for aid in Europe for development
- helps fight poverty and chaos
3
Q
Berlin airlift
A
- in reaction to British, French, and US occopying Europe
- USSR blocks access to the eastern portion of Berlin and stopped fuel deliveries in and out
- starve these 3 allies
- US and GB fly in food and fuel into Berlin
4
Q
McCarthyism
A
- he claims there’s communists in the US state department.
- keeps changing the numbers and names of these people
5
Q
Conference at Yalta
A
- FDR, Churchill, & Stalin decided on FREE & FAIR elections in Europe
- Stalin sees this as a way to spread communism
- communist parties grow in Europe which is a great concern to US
