What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To contain Communism
Who was the president when the Marshal Plan was created?
Harry Truman
The Cold war is used to describe the relationship between ________ and ________
U.S.A. and Soviet Union
What was the name of the dissagreement between the USSR & the US?
Cold War
What year did the Korean War begin?
1950
What was the Marshall Plan?
Economic assistance to Europe
Who was the leader of the USSR when the Cold War started?
Joseph Stalin
Which country lead the Warsaw Pact
USSR
Was there any real war during the cold war?
No
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What does NATO stand for?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was the leader of Cuba when it became Communist
Fidel Castro
What country had a similar government to the Soviet Union.
CHINA
What type of control do totalitarian states have over people?
Complete control.
Living standards for Europeans during the 1950's and 1960's went ___
Up
What were the two alliances during the cold war?
Nato and Warsaw
Who was the president when the cold war started?
Harry Truman
What was the two countries were created as a result of the Korean War?
North and South Korea
What are 2 characteristics that describe capitalism?
Free market and Private ownership.
What year did the cold war end?
1991
What did Stalin promise the US after the end of WW2
To not be an agressor
Who was Mikail Gorbachev?
The Final Leader of the USSR
Which country did the USSR try and place Nukes in to scare the US
Cuba
What was the plan called that the US used to help Germany?
Economic Miracle
What year did Germany reunify?
1989