cold war 1
competition between countries to develop more weapons and military technology.
What is the Arms Race
strategy of using the threat of retaliation to prevent aggression
What is Deterrence
This U.S. general was removed from command during the Korean War for defying presidential orders.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
A physical barrier that separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall
Communist guerrilla fighters who operated in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Who are the Viet Cong?
countries that are politically and economically dependent on a more powerful country
What is Satellite nations?
This Cold War conflict is sometimes called “The Forgotten War” due to its limited media coverage and unclear outcome.
What is the Korean War?
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this military alliance with its Eastern European allies.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
The weapon that ended WW2
What was the atomic bomb?
idea that if one country falls to communism, then the neighboring countries will fall
What is domino effect
U.S foreign policy stop the spread of communisim
What is containment
Churchill's phrase to represent the division between western and eastern Europe
What is iron curtain
tension between the US and the USSR after the end of WW2
What is the cold war
This event marked the Soviet Union’s early lead in the Space Race when they launched the first satellite.
What is Sputnik?
the line that divided North and South Korea
What is the 38th parallel?
This resolution gave President Johnson authority to escalate U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
The powerful country that promoted communism
What is the USSR?