Containment
This term describes the U.S. strategy of stopping communism from spreading to new countries during the Cold War.
What is containment?
This British Prime Minister coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a 1946 speech.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This person demanded $20 billion to be given to the Soviet Union for their involvement in WWII
Who is Joseph Stalin?
A system whereby the MEANS OF PRODUCTION are OWNED/CONTROLLED by the STATE
What is communism?
In 1947, the U.S. announced this policy to help countries like Greece and Turkey fight against the spread of communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
The Iron Curtain was a metaphorical divide between these two types of political and economic systems.
What are communism and capitalism?
One major agreement at Yalta was to divide this country into four occupation zones.
What is Germany?
A system whereby the GOV/PUBLIC control production
This U.S. economic policy offered financial aid to help rebuild Western Europe and reduce the appeal of communism.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This city, divided into East and West, became a symbol of the Iron Curtain.
What is Berlin?
These three Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference in February 1945.
Who are Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin?
The event where 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches
What are the Normandy Landings?
This military alliance, formed in 1949, brought together the U.S. and other Western nations to defend against the Soviet threat.
What is NATO?
Military group in the USSR that assisted in dominating Eastern Europe.
What are the 'Red Army' Troops?
By the time of the Potsdam Conference, this U.S. president had replaced Roosevelt.
Who is Harry Truman?
By 1945, 50% of the world’s manufactured goods and 33% of the world’s exports came from this country.
What is the U.S?
Based on the fear that if one country fell to communism others nearby would follow, this theory was used to justify U.S. intervention in Asia.
What is the Domino Theory?
Name two Eastern Bloc countries behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
What are (any two of) Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, or Albania?
At Potsdam, tensions rose between the Allies due to disagreement over this Eastern European country’s future.
What is Poland?
On the 6th of August, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
What was the "LITTLE BOY"