Beginnings of the Cold War
In 1946, Winston Churchill used this metaphor to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled East.
The Iron Curtain
Proposed by George Kennan, this strategy became the basic U.S. foreign policy for 'containing' Soviet expansionism.
Containment
In 1948, the Soviets blocked land access to this city, leading to a massive 11-month Allied airlift.
Berlin
This British prime minister warned of an “Iron Curtain” across Europe.
Winston Churchill
This country was divided into East and West after World War II, AND how many zones?.
Germany, 4
This 1947 policy stated that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.
The Truman Doctrine
This 1945 conference between the 'Big Three' leaders is often seen as the beginning of Cold War tensions over the future of Poland and Germany.
The Yalta Conference
This 1962 event is often considered the closest the world ever came to a full-scale nuclear war.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This Soviet dictator led the USSR during World War II and early Cold War tensions.
Joseph Stalin
This 1945 conference revealed growing tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union... Churchill, Truman, Stalin
Potsdam Conference
This massive package of economic aid was designed to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
The Marshall Plan
In 1949, the Cold War intensified when this country, the world's most populous, officially became communist under Mao Zedong.
China
Launched in 1957, this was the world's first artificial satellite, sparking the Space Race.
Sputnik 1
This Chinese communist leader founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Mao Zedong
This alliance was created later by the Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO.
Warsaw Pact
In response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948, the U.S. and its allies organized this massive operation to supply the city.
The Berlin Airlift
This theory suggested that if one country in a region fell to communism, the surrounding countries would also fall, like a row of toppling blocks.
The Domino Theory
This country of the Middle East had Soviet forces in the North, Americans in the South in competition for oil rights.
Iran
This U.S. president created the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe.
Harry Truman
Countries of Communism under Soviet influence that opposed the Western Bloc
Eastern Bloc
This defensive military alliance was formed in 1949 by Western nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
NATO
This 1950-1953 conflict was the first 'hot' war of the Cold War, involving UN forces led by the U.S. against communist North forces.
The Korean War
This 1949 event established a communist government in China under Mao Zedong.
Chinese Communist Revolution
This U.S. general led UN forces during the Korean War before being removed by Truman.
Douglas MacArthur
This term refers to nations aligned with the Soviet Union after WWII
satellite nations