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7-5.2 Burnette
The Cold War: the Marshall Plan, NATO, the United Nations, and the Warsaw Pact
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Truman Doctrine | U.S. President Truman’s 1947 policy which sought to stop the spread of communism worldwide |
| Marshall Plan | when the U.S. gave $13 billion to Europe from 1948-1952 to help its economy recover from WWII, and to help prevent the spread of communism |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | a military and political alliance formed by western European, democratic countries and the United States in 1949 during the Cold War |
| United Nations | international peace-keeping organization which replaced the League of Nations at the end of World War Two; the U.N. was stronger because the U.S. joined |
| Warsaw Pact | a communist military and political alliance dominated by the Soviet Union, formed in response to NATO during the Cold War |
| Cold War | the war of ideals between the Soviet Union and its allies, and the United States and its allies, from the late 1940s to 1991; it did not lead to direct military conflict |
| Communism | the belief that the government should be unlimited; should control the people and the economy; and should own all land, factories, and natural resources |
| Democracy | a form of government where the people are free because they get to vote and make laws or elect representatives to make laws |
| President Harry Truman | U.S. President at the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War, he established the Truman Doctrine |
| Containment | the U.S. policy designed to hold back or contain (stop) the spread of communism |
| viable | something that works well |
| infusion | pouring in, adding to make something happen |
| instrumental | key, or very important |
| "Japanese Miracle" | the rapid recovery of the Japanese economy after WWII, along with strong economic growth until the end of the Cold War |
| League of Nations | failed international peace-keeping organization established by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War One |
| Korean Conflict | 1950-1953 war in Korea during which the U.S., South Korea, and some allies fought against Communist China and North Korea with support from the Soviet Union; there was no clear winner |
| instantaneously | instantly, immediately, or all at once |
| Berlin Blockade | when the Soviet Union cut off western countries’ access to Berlin in 1948-1949 in an attempt to gain control of West Berlin during the Cold War |
| Berlin Airlift | when the Western allies flew in supplies to Berlin in 1948-1949 in order to keep it a free and democratic city |
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