Beginning of the Cold War
Countries involved in the Cold War
US and USSR
What is Containment
Stopping the Spread of Communism
What is a proxy war
US and USSR can't directly fight each other so they do through other countries
US and USSR competing to have the strongest and most nuclear weapons
Arms Race
Red Scare
Time period of the Cold War
Explain the Domino Effect
If one country falls to communism, others around it will
How did the Korean War End
Stalemate... Korea stays divided
Name a legal agreement between the US and the USSR that had to do with lessening the chance of nuclear war
SALT I
SALT II
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Witch hunt led by senator to find communists in the government
McCarythism
Alliance between US and Western Europe
What was the Truman Doctrine
US will help countries that are in danger of becoming Communist
In BOTH the Vietnam War and the Korean War, what side did the US and USSR support
North- USSR
South - US
Closest the US and USSR came to nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
Period where the Cold War tension decreased
Detente
Alliance between the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
US provides aid/ money to countries rebuilding & trying to avoid communism
What happened to China and how did that impact US decision with regard to Korea
China fell to Communism, led US to send troops to Korea
What concept ensured that the US and the USSR couldn’t fight one another directly
Mutually Assured Destruction
How did allies respond to the Soviet Blockade of Berlin
Berlin Airlift
Reasons for the Cold War starting
1. Different Ideologies
2. Grudges from the past
3. Different views of the future
4. No trust
Eisenhower Doctrine
US will intervene in the Middle East to stop the spread of Communism
Why did the US leave the Vietnam War and what happens to Vietnam
Lack of public support and high casualties/ cost and Vietnam falls to Communism
Explain the Cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Outcome
Cause: Cuba goes Communist and USSR weapons put in Cuba
Outcome: US removes weapons from Turkey and USSR removes from Cuba. US promises not to invade Cuba
Why was the Berlin Wall created