Key Figures
US President who began the Korean War
Harry S Truman
German capital that became the focus of the early Cold War.
Berlin
This is when the US supplied West Berlin after it was blockaded by the Soviets.
Berlin Airlift
The message sent by an American diplomat to describe Soviet intentions after World War II.
The Long Telegram
This is the country that opposed Communism during the Cold War.
The United States
American couple executed for spying for the Soviets.
The Rosenbergs
Capital of Poland where Communist countries agreed to a Pact.
Warsaw
The nation that became Communist in 1949.
China
The international organization formed after WWII to peacefully settle disputes.
The United Nations
This weapon was even more powerful than the one used to end World War II.
The Hydrogen Bomb (H-Bomb)
US Secretary of State who suggested Europe be provided with aid.
George C. Marshall
The country in Southeast Asia where the Cold War turned hot.
Korea
The event that ended World War II and put the US on top of the world stage.
Atomic Bomb dropped on Japan
In his "Sinews of Peace" speech, Winston Churchill described Soviet control of Eastern Europe as this.
An Iron Curtain
An economic system based on free markets and competition.
Capitalism
Leader of Communist China.
Mao Zedong
The Truman Doctrine was issued originally to help these two nations in their attempt to resist Communism.
Greece and Turkey
The meeting in February of 1945 to plan the post-war world.
The Yalta Conference
This was an organization created by the Western Allies intended to defend each other against Communist aggression.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
This is an economic system by which a community shares all of its wealth.
Communism
US diplomat who authored the "Long Telegram"
George Kennan
The name for an Eastern European nation that had to remain loyal to the USSR.
Satellite
This the name for the rampant fear of Communist spies throughout the United States.
Red Scare
Organization created to investigate possible spies in the US and test the patriotism of government workers.
This US General was fired after he criticized the president for not using nuclear weapons during the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur