U.S. History study guied

Satilite state

An independent nation under control of a more powerful nation.

Cold war

Worldwide rivalary between U.S. and Soviet Union.

Iron Curtain

A term coined by Winston Churchil the border between Soviet satillite states and western Europe during the Cold War.

Truman Docterine

President Truman’s Promise to help nations strugling against communist movements both internal and external.

Containment

Policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders.

Marshal plan

Forign policy that offered economic aid to Western Europe post WWII.

Berlin Airlift

Program in which U.S. and British piolets flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

Military alliances made to counter Soviet agression.

Warsaw pact

Military alliances of the Soviet Union and it’s satilite states.

Potsdam

A meeting between The Big Three (U.S., Britain, and Russia) to disscus post war plans for Germany.

Results of China’s Strugle with Communists

China became a communist territory.

Who was the writer X

George F. Kennan

Who supported north korea

Soviet union

Who supported south Korea

the US

Where was Korea divided

The 38th paralelle

What style of Government was north Korea

Communist

Who was north Koreas first leader

Kim Il Sung

What was north Korea also referd to as

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

What style of government was south Korea

Republic

Who was south Korea’s first leader

Syngman Rhee

What was another name for south Korea

the Republic of Korea

How did the Korean war begin

North Korea launched a surprise attack and pushed deep into south korean territory

What was South Korea’s response to the surprise attack

They asked for help from the UN(United Nations)

Who was placed incharge of the south Korean and United states Army

General Douglas MacArthur

Where did MacArthur order a surprise atack

Ichon

Why did China enter the war

China did not want the American troops near their border

What happend on June 23rd 1951

A ceasfire was nagotiated

what is massive relation

a state commits to responding to any aggression with overwhelming, disproportionate force—primarily nuclear weapons

what is nuclear triad

a three-pronged military force structure comprising land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and strategic aircraft (bombers) equipped with nuclear bombs

what is brinkmanship

high-stakes, aggressive strategy in politics and negotiation where one party deliberately pushes a dangerous situation to the edge of conflict—the "brink"—to compel an opponent to back down and make concessions

what is covert operations

secret missions conducted by governments or organizations to influence foreign political, economic, or military conditions while hiding the sponsor's identity

what is sputnik

Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial Earth satellite