The cold war and beyond Flashcards
The Marshall plan
Economic aid designed to promote recovery of war torn areas while preventing the spread of soviet influence
The Truman doctrine
To block the invasion of the soviets into Turkey
The NATO alliance
North Atlantic treaty organization, defensive preparations among
The nations of western Europe
The Warsaw pact
Soviet unions response to NATO, linked the soviet union with 7 eastern European countries
The Berlin airlift
Massive airlift of food, fuel, and other supplies to the people of west Berlin
European coal and steel community
Tariff free trade in coal and steel in France
The European economic community’s
Common market, created by treaty of Rome, tariff union, driving force behind economic integration in western europe
Charles de Gaulle
Established the 5th French republic, key ideas included withdrawing France from NATO, developing French nuclear weapons,
De-stalinization
Instituted by Khrushchv, produced more consumer goods, curbed the power of the secret policy, granted more freedom to writers
Sputnik
Started the space race
The Berlin wall
Stopped flow of refugees into west Berlin, symbol of comminist oppression
Cuban missile crisis
Soviet union constructed nuclear missiles in cuba, undermined Khrusxhev’s credibility
