General Terms
this refers to indirect conflicts between two countries over long periods of time
Cold War
The Truman Doctrine was made to protect these two countries from the spread of Soviet communism
This was the name of the policy designed to provide aid to any Middle Eastern country fightign communism
Eisenhower Doctrine
This international organization took military action, for the first time, during the Korean War
This man was convicted of perjury while being investigated for spying for Russia as a federal agent.
Alger Hiss
This is the type of economy the Soviets had
Communism
This was the name of the plan to defeat communism by preventing it from spreading, forcing it to implode over time.
Containment Theory
This refersto the policy of playing military "chicken" with the Soviets to take them to the edge of war without starting one
brinkmanship
This country protested Communist China's lack of involvement in the United Nations, leaving them absent during crucial Korean War votes
Soviet Union/ Russia / USSR
McCarthyism
This is the type of economy the United States has
Capitalism
This was the plan to buy friends by funding the development of their economies so that they would not become communist
Marshall Plan
This refers to the belief that if America or Russia started a war, that most of the world would be hit by nuclear bombs/ radiation
Mutually Assured Destruction
This was the landing site for the Americans that turned the tide of the Korean War
Inchon
This couple was executed for treason after being foudn guilty of selling nuclear and rocket secrets to the Russians
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
This was the name of the conference when Harry Truman decided that the Russians were never going to be friendly towards us
Potsdam Conference
This man was considered the brains behind Truman's foreign policy
George Kennan
the U.S. used the CIA to overthrow this country for trying to nationalzie oil production.
Iran
After the Americans almost entirely defeated the North Korean army, pushing them to their northern edge, this country entered the war, forcing an eventual stalemate.
Communist China
Veterans used this perk to get affordable housing in the suburbs, earn college degrees, and start their own businesses.
GI BIll
This is what Churchill called the Soviet policy of preventing interaction between the democratic West adn the Soviet east
Iron Curtain
This was the name of the plan to drop supplies from planes into West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
He was considered the brains behind Eisenhower fights against communism, creating foreign policies and toppling banana republics
John Foster Dulles
This was the name of the marines who led the major offensives against North Korea
X Corps
This cognressional committee investigated Americans who were accused of being communist by making them prove their innocence in front of the American public
House of UnAmerican Activities Committee