cold war

NATO

This defensive military alliance was comprised of the United States, Canada, and many of the Western European nations

The Marshall Plan

The US sent over 13 billion dollars in aid to the countries of Western Europe after WWII in order to prevent them from turning to communism. What was this program called?

Harry Truman

This president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Berlin Airlift

How did the Allied powers get around the blockade put in place by the Soviet Union?

containment

This word describes the overall goal of the US in its efforts to prevent the spread of communism into areas where it didn't already exist.

the truman doctrine

"...it will be the policy of the US to help free people around the world who are trying to avoid being taken over by hostile forces." Where might you find this idea expressed?

China

What country fell to the Communists in 1949 despite our efforts to aid the anti-communist forces?

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong or Chiang Kai-shek which one is the communist?

cold war

This term describes the indirect, but hostile conflict between the US and the Soviet Union that began after WWII and lasted until 1991.

satellite nations

These nations were dependent upon or dominated by the Soviet Union.

iron curtain

This metaphor was used to describe the division of post- war Europe into East and West. It was first used in a speech by Winston Churchill.

the warsaw pact

This defensive military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union to prepare itself against a possible attack from the west.

the GI bill

The returning soldiers from WWII were able to go to college and get cheap loans on houses due to this very helpful program.

Taiwan

The Chinese nationalists were forced to flee China and relocate to this Island just off the Chinese coast.

the atomic bomb

What scientific development did the Soviet Union achieve in 1949 that changed the power balance between it and the United States?

desegregation of military

What did Truman order in 1947 which changed the role of blacks in the military and the federal government?

Douglas MacArthur

This man was put in charge of the occupying forces in Japan after World War II. He helped to rewrite Japan's constitution.

baby boom

This term refers to the sudden increase in the population of the US in the years after WWII.

suburbs

Levittown was the name given to the first one of these ever built in the US.

HUAC

This group interviewed hundreds of people from the Hollywood community to search for Communist influence in the film industry.

McCarthyism

This term refers to making unsupported charges against public figures, especially in regards to their loyalty and patriotism to the United States.

the Hollywood ten

This group of actors and directors refused to answer questions and were sent to jail.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

These two people were put to death for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.