Key Leaders and Figures
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Soviet leader was in power during WW2 and early Cold War
What is Cuban Missile Crisis
Event brought the us and ussr close to nuclear war
What is Containment?
Policy to stop the spread of communism
City divided into east and west during cold war
Berlin
Free elections
USSR broke promises of free elections
Who is Harry S. Truman?
US President introduced a policy To stop the spread of communism
What is the Berlin Aircraft?
Effort supplied West Berlin by air when the soviets blocked access
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Doctrine promised US support to countries resisting communism
What is Cuba?
Island national was site of major missile crisis
Who supported capitalism
US
Who is Winston Church Hill?
Gave famous “IRON CURTAIN” speech
What is the Korean War?
The war divided a country into North and South along the 38th parallel
What is Marshall plan?
Plan proved economic aid to rebuild Europe after WW2
Asian country was split into communist north and democratic south
Korea
What is the iron curtain
divison between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
Who is John F. Kennedy?
US President challenged the USSR during the Cuban Missle Crisis
What is the Chinese Revolution?
Battle between Communism and nationalism in China
What is NATO?
Alliance was formed by Western nations for mutual defense
Southeast Asian country became major battleground during Cold War
Vietnam
Difference in goverment system's cause major conflict between the US and USSR
Capitalism vs communism
Who is Mao Zedong?
Chinese communist leader helped spread communism in Asia
What is the Vietnam war?
Long conflict in Southeast Asia involved US efforts to stop communism
soviet led alliance was created in response to NATO
Warsaw pact
Superpower led the communist block during cold war
Soviet union
What is soviet Expanison into Eastern Europe
Establishing communist governments across eastern europe and increases tensions with US