unit 7 review - the cold war Flashcards
(28 cards)
soviet desires in europe post world war ll
establish a buffer zone, spread communism, and limit germany’s power
tensions between US and USSR post world war ll
start of cold war
components of communism
sharing everything and creating a society where everyone is equal
components of capitalism
private ownership and free market competition
george kennan/containment
to prevent the spread of communism
the truman doctrine
a policy introduced by president truman to help countries resist communism
the marshall plan
a program that gave financial aid to european countries after world war ll to help them recover and rebuild
the berlin blockade/berlin aircraft
soviets tried to block west berlin, berlin aircraft brought supplies by plane
the “iron curtain”
division between communist eastern europe and democratic western europe
north atlantic treaty organization
group of countries that work together for defense and security
why did north korea attack south korea?
to reunify the korean peninsula under communist rule
effect/aftermath of armistice that ended the korean war
korean peninsula remained divided, with ongoing tensions between north and south korea
HUAC and its purpose
investigated people suspected of having communist connections
the “hollywood ten”
a group from the film industry who refused to cooperate with HUAC’s investigations into alleged communist influence in hollywood
mccarthyism
senator joseph mccarthy accused people of being communists without strong evidence
bay of pigs
failed invasion of cuba by the CIA
cuban missile crisis
standoff between the u.s. and soviet union over missiles in cuba
ho chi minh/viet minh
leader in vietnam who fought for independence from french colonial rule
geneva accords
agreements that split vietnam into north and south
the 1956 elections in vietnam
didn’t happen because of political disagreements and complications
gulf of tonkin
alleged attacks on u.s. navy ships by north vietnam
tet offensive
north vietnamese and viet cong forces against south vietnam and its allies
us escalation in vietnam
sent more troops and increased military operations
guerrilla warfighting
vietcong used ambushes and hit-and-run attacks against the us
