Cold War

Stalin prevents aid from reaching west Berlin. America and British will drop thousands of supplies from planes.

• Berlin Airlift

• Nato

• Warsaw Pact

• Truman Doctrine

Plan after WWII to give billions of dollars to Western Europe in an effort to stop the spread of Communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Nato

• Iron curtain

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism, mainly to help Greece and Turkey.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshal Plan

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Domino Theory

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union on who can supple their arsenal with more weapons?

• Arms Race

• Domino Theory

• Massive Retaliation

• Cold War

A military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America. And the first peace time alliance in US History and the most important for the past 60 years.

• NATO

• WARSAW

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

U.S. Policy to prevent the spread of communism

• Containment

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?

• •European nations needed to build more factories
• •Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
• •The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
• •There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

After WWII, U.S helped rebuild Western Europe's infrastructure, and stabilize their economies and governments through-

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Molotov Plan

• The Marshall Plan

• The Containment Plan

Investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties

• Hollywood Ten

• McCarthyism

• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)