Korean War
The United States helped South Korea fight North Korea by
sending in troops and supplies
Leader of Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
U.S. Policy of preventing communism from expanding in Europe
Containment
A period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union
Cold War
Soviet nations that were under communism
Satellite Nations
boundary line between North and South Korea
38th Parallel
Accused people of being communist
Senator Joseph McCarthy
President Truman gave $400 million in aid to nations that were fighting for communism, especially Greece and Turkey.
Truman Doctrine
Stalin wanted to block people in Berlin from getting supplies, and he also wanted to make West Berlin communist. This was called...
The Berlin Blockade
division between communist (Eastern) Europe and democratic (Western) Europe
Iron Curtain
The war ended in a stalemate, which meant that
neither side won the war
helped give direct aid to nations that were threatened by communism
President Truman
Gave aid to help rebuild Western Europe. Remember: Tons of Money!
Marshall Plan
The United States responded to the Berlin Blockade by bringing supplies to people in West Berlin by air. This was called...
The Berlin Airlift
Satellite launched by Soviet Union
Sputnik
North Korea was considered...
communist
The British Prime Minister who called communist nations an "Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill
Formed by Europe, America, and Canada. This organization pledged to come to the defense of a military attack. It still exists today!
N.A.T.O (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This giant concrete wall was built to prevent the people in East Berlin from fleeing to West Berlin. It was covered with guards and barbed wire.
Berlin Wall
being put on a list that prevents you from getting your job
blacklisted
South Korea was considered...
A famous pilot during the Berlin Airlift
Gail Halvorsen
How did the Soviet Union respond to N.A.T.O?
By forming the Warsaw Pact, which was their own defensive alliance
The war when communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea
theory that stated that fear and suspicion were spreading throughout the United States. People were often put in jail or blacklisted for this.
McCarthyism