Policies
Define Containment.
Preventing the spread of communism.
Name the military alliance of democratic countries who opposed communism.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What structure divided the capital city of Germany for 28 years?
The Berlin Wall
President _______ created this Doctrine to provide political, military, and economic aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences.
Truman
How many years were between the first atomic bomb dropped in Japan to the discovery of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb?
4
Define Brinkmanship.
Going as close to war as possible.
Name the military alliance of communist countries.
Warsaw Pact
After the Soviet Union blocked access to the capital city, what 15-month-long event delivered supplies from planes to citizens trapped there?
The Berlin Airlift
The __________ _________ was a policy that gave money to support European countries' efforts to rebuild after WWII.
Marshall Plan
The Bay of Pigs Invasion failed to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961. Two years later, the Cuban Missile Crisis sent us to the brink of nuclear warfare.
What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1963
Define Detente.
An easing of tensions.
As a part of our commitment to the Truman Policy, the U.S. intervened in the Korean and Vietnam Wars to prevent the spread of communism.
Which side did we fight for?
South Korea + South Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
Communism is a political system of government that is the opposite of _________, which is how America's society is structured.
Capitalism
The Soviet Union achieved glasnost (openness and freedom) 6 years before it dissolved in 1991.
What year did the Soviet Union pass these reforms?
1985
Define Glasnost.
Achieving more openness and freedom.
Name one of the 3 neutral countries in Europe that did not join an alliance (NATO or Warsaw).
Ireland, Finland, Sweden
America showed it was willing to invade a country to end communism with this failed mission that brought us closer to war.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The ____ Treaties were agreements to lessen the number of nuclear weapons on both sides.
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks)
After 20 years of fighting, the Vietnam War ended with a communist victory in 1975.
When did the war start?
1955
Define McCarthyism.
Also known as the 2nd Red Scare; harshly investigating potential threats of communism in the U.S.
The Korean War ended in an armistice that established a demilitarization zone between North and South Korea.
Define armistice.
A ceasefire / truce between opposing sides
American communists Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage. What secret information did they share?
Atomic bomb plans shared with the Soviet Union
President ______ visited China, a communist country, showing that tension had lowered in the Cold War.
Nixon
The Cold War spanned from 1947-1991. How many years did the conflict last?
44 years