Important People
This man was a powerful figure in cold war conflicts. He rose to power in the 1920s after leading the Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
This symbol shows the differences between communist and non communist countries
Iron Curtain
What time period was fought by using money and words instead of using guns and soldiers?
1937
private citizens controlled most of the economic activity
capitalistic american
This man set out to ease tensions with Communism after becoming president. The arms race had grown out of control and the idea of MAD was well at work.
Richard Nixon
Who controlled the production of goods and services.
The Government
What organization was set up for nations to trade peacefully to one another and help stop the spread of communism around world the world.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
a call to war
Stalin response to Churchill speech
Who was the Soviet leader who helped Fidel Castro set up communist government in Cuba and ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall?
Nikita Khrushchev
This government controls the production and owns the nations natural capital resources
economic system
What date did the U.S. use plans to drop food and other type of supplies to help people that were in West Berlin?
June 26,1948
revived European hopes provided $13 billion in aid
result of Marshall plan
Who came up with the name "Iron Curtain".
Winston Churchill
Which president feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union and also ordered a blockade around Cuba.
President Kennedy
Was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations (UN)
Battle of Inchon
US pulled out most troops and North Korea figured it would be easy to take over South Korea
Who became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death and tried to stop the spread of communism?
Truman Doctrine
This was built to keep people from East Berlin from going to west Berlin
The Berlin Wall
by signing the pack they pledged mutual defense in response to the formation of NATO
Warsaw creation
to investigate government employees and to dismiss those who were found to be disloyal to the US government
Federal Employee Loyalty Program