the cold war vocab

Satellite Nations

Soviet Union claimed Eastern Europe countries and put communist governments in place

Iron Curtain

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

Containment

preventing any further spread of communism to other countries

Cold War

Period of conflict after WWII where U.S. and Soviet Union never directly confront the other on the battlefield

Truman Doctrine

U.S. would provide economic and military aid to countries in need in order to keep out communism

Marshall Plan

$13 billion in aid given to Western Europe to help it rebuild (prevent countries from turning to Soviets for help)

Berlin Airlift

around the clock airdrops of food, medicine, and fuel dropped by Allies

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Nations pledged military support to each other if attacked

Korean War

June 25, 1950, North Korea invades the South

House Un-American Activities Committee

investigated possible Communist influence in America

Hollywood Ten

men from film industry that refused to answer questions because they felt it was unconstitutional they were sent to prison

Blacklist

list of people with communist background that would not be hired

McCarthyism

Joseph McCarthy an anti-communist senator, charged Communists were trying to take over government (hoping to get reelected)

H-bomb

hydrogen bomb

Arms Race

seeking military advantage each other

Massive Retaliation

U.S. would respond to any attack with a more severe attack

Brinkmanship

U.S. would go to the edge of all-out war to stop the spread of communism

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

recently formed and used spies to gather information and carried out secret operations to weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to the U.S.

Warsaw Pact

military alliance with 7 Eastern European countries

Eisenhower Doctrine

U.S. would defend the Middle East against attack by any communist country

U-2 Incident

involved U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers being shot down over Soviet Union