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PSS11: The Cold War
Chapter 27 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marshall Plan | U. S. Plan developed by George C. Marshall to help boost the economies of European nations after the war |
| Berlin airlift | Truman’s plan to airlift food, fuel, and equipment to Berlin, Germany after the Soviet blockade of the city |
| Cold War | conflict between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II |
| Containment | policy to stop the spread of communism |
| Iron curtain | used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the line of demarcation between Western Europe and the Soviet zone of influence |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance that included Canada, the United States, and ten European nations |
| Truman Doctrine | policy promising aid to countries fighting to maintain democracies |
| Harry Truman | U.S. president from 1945 to 1953 |
| Joseph Stalin | Communist dictator of the Soviet Union c. 1924-1953 |
| 38th parallel | line of latitude dividing North and South Korea |
| Arms race | competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more destructive weapons |
| Korean War | conflict involving U.S.-led UN forces against North Korea and China |
| Space race | competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to lead in space exploration |
| Dwight Eisenhower | U.S. president from 1953-1961; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II |
| Joseph McCarthy | senator who accused many American of having communist ties |
| Mao Zedong | first leader of communist China (1949) |
| Baby boom | a sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following World War II |
| Rock’n’roll | music style based on rhythm and blues that became popular in the 1960's |
| Suburbs | residential areas surrounding a city |
| Elvis Presley | famous American rock’n’roll singer |
| John Kennedy | U.S. president from 1961-1963 |
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