People
The President after FDR died
Harry S. Truman
The years in which the Korean War was fought
1950-1953
This contributed $13 billion to helping countries in Western Europe
Marshall Plan
Country or countries that controlled the western part of Germany after WWII
Great Britain, France, US
desegregated the military, ended job discrimination, tried to protect voting rights
Led a public attack on communists
Joseph McCarthy
Country that aided South Korea in the Korea War
US or United Nations
This provided military and financial support to Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
Who said that an iron curtain had descended upon Europe, dividing the east from the west?
Winston Churchill
Name of Truman's presidential plan
The Fair Deal
US President when the Korean War began
Truman
1 country that aided the North Koreans in the Korean War
China or Soviet Union
U.S., Canada, and 10 other nations created this alliance/pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO
Country or countries that controlled the eastern part of Germany after WWII
Soviet Union
Won the presidential election of 1952
Eisenhower
Led the American and UN troops in Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Why America got involved in the Korean War
To stop the spread of communism
How long the Berlin Airlift took place
Almost a year/10 months
How did Stalin attempt to keep the Allies out of West Berlin?
He created a blockade
The goal of this organization was to settle disputes among nations and prevent future wars
United Nations
American President when the Korean War ended
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Where the 2 Koreas were divided; where the majority of the fighting took place
38th Parallel
2 ways the US attempted to stop the spread of communism
Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, aiding South Korea
After WWII, this area of Germany had a communist government for a while
East Germany
Couple that was convicted and sentenced to death for plotting to pass information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union; were members of the communist party
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg