Early Cold War Test

Cold War

A period of intense geopolitical, ideological, and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant superpowers that emerged after World War II

Years of Cold War

Roughly a 45-year period of geopolitical tension, ideological conflict, and economic competition between the United States and the Soviet Union lasting from 1947-1991

Satellite nations

Formally independent countries that are heavily under the political economic, and military influence or control of a more powerful state.

Containment

The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits

Domino Theory

Foreign policy concept suggesting that if one country in a region fell to communism, surrounding nations would then follow, like falling dominoes.

Truman Doctrine

Was the United States foreign policy pledging economic and military aid to nations resisting communist subversion or soviet expansion. It established the policy of “containment,” marking the start of the Cold War

Marshall Plan

Berlin Blockade

Berlin Airlift

Cold War Arms Race

Deterrence Theory

Advice U.S gave regarding how to protect yourself in a nuclear attack? Why that advice?

2 Results of the Arms Race

NATO

Warsaw Pact

Chinese Civil War (1949)

Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

Chiang Kai-Shek

Douglas MacArthur

Korean War: Main reason U.S entered Korean War

4 Results of the Korean War

2nd Red Scare

Executive Order 9835

McCarthyism & Joseph McCarthy

Alger Hiss

Ethel & Julius Rosenburg

House Un-American Activities Committee

Hollywood 10

Blacklist

Impact of McCarthyism on those accused of communism