Cold War Flashcards
(25 cards)
Cold War Iron-curtain
Imaginary wall separating Soviet satellite countries from the west
Cold War. NATO (North Atlantic treaty organization)
Based on the concept of collective security which each member pledged to defend each other if attacked
Cold War. Mao Zedong
Led a communist revolution in china in 1949
Cold War. Marshall plan
Massive aid program for war torn European countries
Cold War. HUAC
Congressional committee questioned actors,directors,writers and others about their possible Communists sympathies
Cold War. Deterrent
Designed to limit retaliation from an enemy for fear of nuclear attack
Cold War. McCarthyism
Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the US State Department with spies
Cold War. Containment policy
US would not attempt to overturn communism where it already existed,but they resolved not to allow it to spread
Cold War. Truman Doctrine
Us president offered military aid to Greece and Turkey when communist rebels threatened these two countries
Cold War. Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union reacted to creation of Western European alliances by unifying Eastern European satellite countries
Cold War. Venona papers
Released in 1997 which confirmed the identities of several Americans who had spied for the Soviet Union
Cold War. Korean War
Communist North invaded the South,Truman chose to aid the South to prevent the spread of communism;sometimes referred to as the “Forgotten War”
Cold War. GI Bill
Serviceman’s readjustment act help veterans with low interest home loans and money for college education
Cold War. Sputnik
1957 the soviets launched the first man-made satellite marked the beginning of what becomes known as the space race
Cold War. Berlin airlift
Stalin ordered a blockade in 1947, the US organized a massive humanitarian relief efforts to supply and feed the city
Cold War. Jonas Salk
Discovered the polio vaccine
Cold War. Rosenbergs
This married couple was charged with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union, were convicted and executed
Cold War. Cold War
A confrontation between the free nations of the world (US)and the communist nations of the world(soviets)
Cold war. Eisenhower doctrine
Continuing the policy of containment Eisenhower agreed to send aid to any middle eastern country that needed to stop the spread of communism
Cold war. Alger hiss
State department official accused of spying and found guilty of perjury by the HUAC
Cold War. Interstate highway act
Eisenhowers plan to connect the nation through a system of roadways sparked the middle class move to the suburbs
Cold war. Arms race
Beginning of a competition for weapons superiority after both the US and Soviet launch nuclear weapons
Cold War. 38th parallel
Agreed upon border between communist North Korean and democratic South Korea.
Cold war. Loyalty review boards
Federal employees were investigated for suspicious activities
