People
He was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin who claimed there were communists in the State Department and Army
Joseph McCarthy
What caused the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviets cut off ground access to West Berlin
The goal of the U.S. government, to stop the spread of communism
Containment
Korea is still split along this parallel today
38th
An economic system that believes individual people should own property and land
Capitalism
These individuals refused to answer questions from the House Un-American Activities Committee; they received jail time
Hollywood 10
This country became communist in 1949, and helped North Korea during the Korean War
China
Stated that if one country fell to communism, other countries would
Domino Theory
Supplies and food were transported via airplane to this part of Berlin
West Berlin
Term to describe the intense fear and paranoia Americans experienced regarding people who were communist
Red Scare
This family has ruled North Korea since it's creation in 1948
Kim Dynasty
This crisis was caused when Egyptian president Gamal Nassar nationalized, or took control, of a canal
Suez Canal Crisis
This non-physical ideological dividing line in Europe separating communist and non-communist nations
Iron Curtain
They were split into 4 zones
The buildup of nuclear weapons by the U.S. and Soviet Union was referred to as the
Arms Race
The CIA overthrew this Guatemalan leader, who put into place land reforms, which lead to the loss of land by the United Fruit Company
Jacobo Arbenz
These raids deported many immigrants from Eastern Europe due to their communist beliefs or foreign status
Palmer Raids
This presidential policy pledged economic and military aid to countries under threat from internal or external forces
Truman Doctrine
How did Chinese intervention during the Korean War change the war?
The Chinese and North Koreans pushed the U.S. and South Korea out of North Korea
This term explains why two nuclear nations would never use nuclear weapons against one another
M.A.D
He was the Republican president during the majority of the 1950's; his election marked the end of 20 years of Democratic rule
Eisenhower
These two countries were the first recipients of aid under the Truman Doctrine
Greece & Turkey
This pact among Western European nations and the U.S. was a collective defense agreement created in 1949
NATO
This plan helped to rebuild Western Europe, with 12 billion dollars of U.S. aid
Marshall Plan
This pact was established to counter the NATO alliance; it comprised of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
Warsaw Pact