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Cold War
Conflict between the Soviet Union and the US where neither directly confronted each other on the battlefield. Mainly competition between inventions/achievements (ex. space, bombs)
1945-1991
Truman Doctrine
The US sent $400mil to Turkey and Greece to help their economies and stop communism
Marshall Plan
The US would provide funding to struggling European nations
Containment
The US’s efforts to stop the spread of communism
Iron Curtain
The divide between East and Western Europe, East being communist and West being democratic
Domino Theory
Political changes in one country can spread to others
Berlin Airlift
Plan between US and Great Britain to send food and supplies in planes to West Berlin as the USSR was suffocating them
Red Scare
The West’s fear of communism
McCarthyism
Involved the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence. This led to the persecution of individuals suspected of being communists, resulting in ruined careers, blacklisting, and widespread fear in American society.
United Nations
Organization between many countries that promote peace, human rights, etc.
Warsaw Pact
Alliance between USSR and many Eastern countries
Satellite Nations
Countries dependent on and dominated by the USSR
NATO
Military alliance between countries in NA and Europe (by Atlantic) to oppose Soviet Union. Military defense alliance
