Key Terms / Phrases
The name of U.S. and British forces dropping supplies into the German city of Berlin
The Berlin Airlift
The U.S. President whose speech told USSR leader Gorbachev to "tear down this wall"
Ronald Reagan
This event started by the Russians launched the Space Race between the U.S. and USSR
Launching Sputnik
Policy of containing Communism within its present borders that the U.S. and other democratic nations used during the Cold War
Containment
The name of the military alliance that the Soviet Union led.
Warsaw Pact
Metaphoric border between Western Europe and the Soviet Bloc
The Iron Curtain
The leader whose Doctrine was designed to contain communism and give economic aid Greece and Turkey
President Harry S Truman
The other name given to West Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
This event dealt with USSR missles and nukes located on an island close to the U.S. and was the closest the world was to nuclear war during the Cold War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Term used for the fear of Communists within the U.S. government and other sectors of the U.S. military
The Red Scare
The military leader who proposed a plan to all European nations to rebuild
George Marshall
The other name given to East Germany.
German Democratic Republic
This conference led to the creation of the United Nations as well as the division of Germany into 4 occupation zones
Yalta Conference
U.S. Senator who used fear and accused random U.S. officials and military leaders of being Communist
Joseph McCarthy
The year the USSR splits up and the Cold War ends
1991
These two wars were attempts by the United States to contain or stop the spread of Communism within its present borders
Korea & Vietnam
The name of the Soviet intelligence agency who also served as a secret police for Communist leaders
KGB