Origins of the Cold War
Place in New Hampshire where many new world systems, such as the World Bank, were set up.
Bretton Woods
American policy of attempting to thwart communist expansion in countries around the world.
Truman Doctrine
Screening of all federal employees to determine their loyalty to the US government.
Loyalty Review Program
Idea that nations will not attack you if you have built up a large armament because you will strike back strongly.
Massive Retaliation
World organization that would replace the League of Nations.
United Nations (UN)
European city which the Soviet Union blockaded, preventing supplies from arriving. In response the US airdropped tons of supplies to aid the people.
Berlin
Man accused of having communist sympathies. Seemingly proved guilty by, "Pumpkin Papers".
Alger Hiss
Practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limit to force an opponent to back down.
Brinkmanship
Conference held towards the end of WWII which showed the increasing strain between democratic countries and the Soviet Union.
Yalta Conference
Large Asian country which, shockingly to America, became communist under the leadership of Mao Zedong.
China
Couple executed for spying on the US government.
The Rosenberg's
First artificial satellite launched into space by humans.
Sputnik
Nations politically and economically dominated or controlled by a more powerful nation.
Satellite Nation
Asian country which erupted into civil between the communist North and democratic South.
Korea
To express a formal disapproval of an action
Censure
One of the countries the US had covert operations in.
Iran or Guatemala
Political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from Western Europe.
The Iron Curtain
American general who thought total war tactics including nuclear strikes were needed for the wars in Asia. He was fired by president Truman for questioning the Commander in Chief's orders.
Douglas MacArthur
Senator who roused suspicion in the American people and led several witch hunts for suspected communists in America.
Joseph McCarthy
One of the crises mentioned in lesson 4.
Suez Crisis or Taiwan Crisis