EVENTS
EUROPE
PEOPLE
MISCELLANEOUS
TERMINOLOGY
100
The competition that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union for power and influence in the world.
COLD WAR
100
The conference where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss the furture of Germany and Poland.
YALTA CONFERENCE
100
He developed a plan that provided economic assistance to rebuild countries in Europe following World War II.
GEORGE MARSHALL
100
An alliance between satellite nations in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
WARSAW PACT
100
A country dominated politically and economically by another nation, especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War conflict.
SATELLITE NATION
200
The intense fear of communism and other politically radical issues in the United States during the Cold War conflict.
RED SCARE
200
A program that was developed by the United States, which provided financial aid to countries in Europe to rebuild.
MARSHALL PLAN
200
He was the leader of the Communist regime during the Chinese Civil War conflict.
MAO ZEDONG
200
HUAC
HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
200
A policy of the United States, which resisted further expansion of communism around the world.
CONTAINMENT
300
A situation, in which a guided missile shot down a spy plane of the United States that had flown into Soviet Union territory.
U-2 INCIDENT
300
An around the clock operation that provided supplies to individuals, which was the result of a blockade instituted by the Soviet Union.
BERLIN AIRLIFT
300
He guided military forces of the United Nations during the Korean War conflict.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
300
A conflict, which began when troops from the North streamed across the 38th parallel in an effort to reunite the country.
KOREAN WAR
300
The policy of making the military power of the United States and its allies so strong that no enemy would attack for fear of retaliation.
DETERRENCE
400
The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, which was launched by the Soviet Union.
SPUTNIK
400
The conference where Truman met Stalin for the first time, where he insisted Stalin to promise elections in Poland.
POTSDAM CONFERENCE
400
He led a crusade to investigate and expose the infiltration of communism in the United States government.
JOSEPH MCCARTHY
400
He was the leader of the Nationalist regime during Chinese Civil War conflict.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
400
The principle of mutual military assiatnce among nations, especially those that formed NATO.
COLLECTIVE SECURITY
500
The struggle to gain weapon superiority between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War conflict.
ARMS RACE
500
A policy, in which the United States took a leadership role, and declared that the country would support nations threatened by communism in the world.
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
500
He was associated with the policy, which expressed that the United States was prepared to risk war to protect the national interests of the country.
JOHN FOSTER DULLES
500
ICBM
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
500
A policy created, which expressed that the United States was prepared to risk war to protect the national interests of the country.
BRINKMANSHIP
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