Cold War Flashcards
Mao Zedong
Communist leader
38th parallel
They split Korea at the 38th parallel.
Joseph McCarthy
He was a Wisconsin senator.
Hydrogen bomb
A weapon far more powerful the atomic bombs in WWII.
Arms race
The U.S and the S.U rushed to build more and more weapons.
Sputnik
The worlds first satellite.
Brinkmanship
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism.
Baby boom
An increase of the amount of baby’s born.
Sun belt
Southern and Western states that offered a warm climate and low taxes.
Urban renewal
A plan to improve life in cities.
Beats
Young people who criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior.
Potsdam conference
Berlin was divided into four parts.
Yalta conference
Future of German governments
Nuremburg trials
The execution of nazis.
UN
An organization of countries.