Cold War Key Concepts pt. 1

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Winston Churchill coined this phrase in a speech on March 5, 1946 in Fulton, MO. The Iron Curtain separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West.
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.

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Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech

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The attempt of one nation to block another nation from spreading its influence to other nations. The United States attempts to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War era. Developed by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan

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containment

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In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed an economic plan to rebuild Europe after WWII. The nations that accepted United States aid had to remove all trade barriers and agree to cooperate economically with each other.

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Marshall Plan

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What U.S. policy involved giving aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent the spread of communism in Europe?

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Truman Doctrine

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The threat of using atomic or nuclear weapons in retaliation of any attack. Fear of global destruction. Also known as MAD-Mutually-assured destruction. Prevented World War III.

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deterrence

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A nation's willingness to go to the edge of total war to force the other side to back down. President Eisenhower threatened nuclear war to maintain world peace during a crisis.

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brinkmanship

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What was the response to the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin from June 1948 to May 1949?

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Berlin Airlift

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Created in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a military alliance between the U.S. and 11 western European nations. An attack on one is considered an attack on all. Formed out of fear of Soviet aggression and expansionism.

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NATO

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Created in 1955 in Warsaw, Poland, it was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellite nations. Formed after the U.S. and its allies allowed West Germany to rearm and join NATO.

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Warsaw pact

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What conflict arose after the division of the Korean Peninsula at the 38th parallel post-WWII, involving North Korea's invasion of South Korea and subsequent intervention by the U.S. and the United Nations?

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Korean War