Post-World War II and Cold War Era

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Containment Policy

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Established by the Truman administration in 1947 to contain Soviet influence to what it was at the end of World War II.

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Communism/Socialism

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Economic/government system where government controls/owns all the means of production.

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Capitalism

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An economic system based on private ownership of capital.

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Nuremberg Trials

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Trials of the Nazi leaders, showed that people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime.

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Yalta Conference (1945)

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Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill confirmed what was discussed in the Tehran Conference about setting up United Nations. Stalin promised to allow democratic elections in countries taken by Russia, but the promise was reneged.

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Cold War (1945-1991)

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Period of time after WWII where nuclear threats and confrontation were high between the USA and USSR, rather than actual warfare.

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Truman Doctrine

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1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey.

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Arms Race

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Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons.

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Joseph McCarthy

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1950s; Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post WWII to become incredibly influential.

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McCarthyism/Red Scare

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Joe McCarthy led a group of politicians trying to stop communism from taking hold in the US, by targeting individuals thought to be communists, blacklisting them, and forcing them to reveal other communists.