Contain Yourself
This doctrine posed the idea that the US should work to contain communism around the globe
The Truman Doctrine
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain?"
Winston Churchill
This term describes a state of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that never involved any direct actual fighting.
Cold War
MAD stand for this
Mutually Assured Destruction
This is an armed conflict where countries fight each other as substitutes for the superpowers actually at conflict.
Proxy war
A certain plan meant to pour money into Europe, getting the population back on their feet so they wouldn't turn towards the Communists
The Marshall Plan
This 1949 mutual defense alliance was created by non-communist nations to stand against the spread of Soviet influence.
NATO
This type of government, often run by a dictator, is characterized by a lack of private property and government control over all factories and jobs.
Communism
In preperation for Nuclear annihilation, the government told citizens to perform this manuver
Duck and Cover
This is the famous "line" that still divides North and South Korea today.
38th Parallel
The U.S. policy of giving military help to any Middle East nation threatened by communism
Eisenhower Doctrine
This country was split into different occupation zones post World War II
Germany
These two major conferences, along with the "long telegram," proved to the U.S. that the Soviets wanted to spread communism and that a permanent settlement with them was impossible.
Yalta and Potsdam Conferences
This high-stakes tactic involves threatening an enemy almost to the point of attacking without actually starting a fight
Brinksmanship
The Korean War is often referred to by this nickname because it was largely overshadowed by WWII and Vietnam.
Forgotten War
Truman fired this General after he publicly criticized the president's policy of "limited war."
Douglas MacArthur
Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe an imaginary dividing line in this part of Europe, separating communist and non-communist nations
Eastern Europe
Secret or hidden spying on another country:
Covert Operations
A competition to build more nuclear weapons than our enemies
Arms Race
During the Korean War, this foreign country fought on the side of the Korean communists.
China
This was the main goal of the United States' policy of containment.
Prevent the Spread of Communism
NATO stands for this
North American Treaty Organization
Head of the Screen Actor's Guild, ____, testified before the HUAC that there were in fact communists in Hollywood ultimately getting 10 prominent screenwriters "blacklisted" from working in the industry.
This 13-day standoff was the closest the world came to nuclear war, caused by the proximity of Soviet weapons to the U.S
Cuban Missle Crisis
This theory involed the fear that Asia would fall to communism
Domino Theory