Cold War Policies
A policy started under the Truman administration in 1947 to stop the spread of communism after WW2
What was containment?
Nations favoring the Soviet Union in easten Europe during the Cold War
What was the eastern bloc?
A war that lasted from 1950 to 1953, attacks were initiated by North Korea in order to reunite Korea under North Korea's terms
What was the Korean War?
To prevent the USSR from controlling East Germany and create an united and democratic Germany
What did the West want from Germany?
How did the Soviet Union help Cuba?
Policy started in 1947 under the Truman administration to provide aid for postwar European nations to help them rebuild their infrastucture and economies
What was the Marshall Plan?
An alliance created in 1949 that guaranteed member nations' help against aggression if an allied nation is attacked, became influential in western Europe
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
War that lasted from 1964 to 1975, Vietnamese communist group supported by the Soviet Union while the south Vietnam government was supported by the US
What was the Vietnam War?
Built in 1961 to stop immigration from East Germany to West Germany
Supported military regimes that were friendly with the US instead of the Soviet Union, created coups that overthrew regimes that did not support the US such as the 1954 coup of Guatemala
How did the US interfere in Latin America during the Cold War?
Policy started in 1947 that provded economic aid for countries threatened by communism.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Created in 1955, an international organization that provided military and political alliances for many Eastern Europe countries
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Most people favored the Viet Cong, soldiers could not tell who was the enemy, disadvantaged due to the jungle setting and fighting against guerilla warfare
What were some problems for the US in the Vietnam War?
To maintain control over East Germany, make it a recognised independent state, and stop the flow of skilled and professional refugees
What did the East want from Germany?
Revolution that sought to overthrow corrupted Batista, supported by students, labor unions, and rural workers
What is the Cuban Revlution?
It contributed to America’s economic dominance through loans
How did Marshall Plan help America?
It was created to balance out the creation of NATO
Why was the Warsaw Pact created?
North Korean troops were pushed back to the Chinese border by General MacArthur and China wanted to protect their own country
Why did China get involved in the Korean War?
Guarded with sand, armed guards, and dogs
How was the Berlin Wall guarded?
Contributed to revolutionary Marxist sentiment and some Soviet aid in Latin America
What did the Cold War contribute in Latin America?
Aided Greece and Turkey with $400 million after WW2
Rearmed West Germany and maintained US presence in Germany
What did NATO do in Germany?
Stalemate at the 38th parallel, ended due to a cease-fire
How did the Korean War end?
The West said that democratic societies never needed a wall to keep their citizens in, but communist societies do
How did the West use the Berlin Wall as propaganda?
Policy made by Roosevelt in 1933 that intended to stop direct US intervention in US politics, broken after WW2 due to fear of Soviet influence in Latin America
What was the Good Neighbor Policy?