Containment
the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
what is containment?
a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War
What is the Arms Race?
a 15-month operation, from June 1948 to May 1949, where the Western Allies, particularly the United States and Great Britain, airlifted essential supplies, including food, medicine, and fuel, to West Berlin, which was blockaded by the Soviet Union
What is the Berlin Airlift?
the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
what is Detente?
a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 on the Korean Peninsula, primarily between North Korea (backed by the Soviet Union and China) and South Korea (backed by the United States and the United Nations)
What is the Korean War?
a 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union, brought about by the Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of Florida
What is the Cuban Missle Crisis?
a military alliance of 32 member states from Europe and North America
what is NATO/Warsaw Pact?
a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve superiority in space exploration, primarily focused on demonstrating technological prowess and political dominance
What is the Space race?
a concrete barrier constructed by the East German government in 1961 to physically separate East and West Berlin
What is the Berlin Wall?
a US foreign policy commitment to provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces, particularly from the Soviet Union and its communist allies
What is the Truman doctrine?
the United States trying to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam
What is the Vietnam War?
involved nations secretly gathering intelligence about each other, particularly military and technical secrets, to gain an advantage in the ideological and political struggle
what is Espionage/Spying?
a U.S. initiative to provide economic aid to Western Europe after World War II to help rebuild devastated economies and counter the threat of communism
what is the Marshall plan?
a failed 1961 military operation by the United States, aimed at overthrowing the communist government of Fidel Castro in Cuba
What is the Bay of Pigs?
the opening of the border between East and West Berlin on November 9, 1989, which ultimately led to the physical dismantling of the wall and the reunification of Germany
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?