The Cold War USH

A period of intense geopolitical tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II, characterized by political maneuvering, military build-up, espionage, propaganda, and proxy wars.

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

The imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet influence and Western influence, and symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas.

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

A U.S. foreign policy used to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

A U.S. initiative enacted in 1948 to provide economic aid to Western European countries following World War II, aimed at rebuilding their economies and preventing the spread of communism

• Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

A military operation undertaken by the United States and the United Kingdom during the Cold War, where they airlifted food and supplies to West Berlin for nearly a year after the Soviet Union blockaded all land access to the city.

• Berlin Airlift

• Iron Curtain

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

A military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union, primarily during the Cold War.

• Berlin Airlift

• NATO

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

The period of time in American history that saw U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy produce a series of investigations and hearings during the 1950s in an effort to expose supposed communist infiltration of various areas of the U.S. government.

• Berlin Airlift

• NATO

• McCarthyism

• Marshall Plan

A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, investigated allegations of communist activity in the U.S. during the early years of the Cold War.

• Berlin Airlift

• NATO

• HUAC

• Marshall Plan

A U.S. foreign policy that pledged American support to nations threatened by a communist takeover. Declaring that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic countries facing external authoritarian pressures, primarily aimed at containing the spread of communism.

• Berlin Airlift

• NATO

• HUAC

• Truman Doctrine

an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, with labor solely paid wages,

• Capitalism

• NATO

• HUAC

• Truman Doctrine