between US and USSR about arms race, space race and nuclear power. No actual fighting with each other.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization founded in 1949 as a response to the threat of Soviet invasion of Western Europe after World War II.

WWII general elected Pres in 1952; ends war in Korea in 1953

trials of officials involved in World War II and the Holocaust during the Nazi regime. Held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945-1949, tried 24 of the captured leaders of Nazi Germany.

country peninsula in East Asia that borders China and Russia that is split into North (communist) and South (democratic

communist leader of China from 1943 to 1976. On October 1, 1949, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, established People's Republic of China

Western term made famous by Winston Churchill referring to the boundary which symbolically, ideologically, and physically divided Europe into two separate areas

(1947) was approved by the U.S. Congress and allotted $7 billion to the nations of Western Europe in an effort to prevent the rise of communist parties there

Russia set up a blockage in June 1948 to discourage France, Britain and US. Allies responded with airlift of supplies into the city. Stalin stopped blockage in 1949.

Taiwan) was a Chinese military and political leader who attempted to eradicate the Chinese Communists and his government retreated to Taiwan, where he continued serving as the President of Republic of China

Fundamental U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in which the U.S. tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries

Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1955-1969) of North Vietnam

leader of Cuba since 1959, when he led the 26th of July Movement and overthrew the government led by Fulgencio Batista. In the years that followed he oversaw the transformation of Cuba into the first Communist state in the Western Hemisphere

CIA (Central Inteligence Agency)

intelligence agency of the United States Government, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the Government.

20th Century foreign policy theory that speculated if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow

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Cold war terms

Question	Answer
cold war	between US and USSR about arms race, space race and nuclear power. No actual fighting with each other.
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization founded in 1949 as a response to the threat of Soviet invasion of Western Europe after World War II.
Dwight D. Eisenhower	WWII general elected Pres in 1952; ends war in Korea in 1953
Nuremberg War Trials	trials of officials involved in World War II and the Holocaust during the Nazi regime. Held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945-1949, tried 24 of the captured leaders of Nazi Germany.
Korea	country peninsula in East Asia that borders China and Russia that is split into North (communist) and South (democratic
Mao Zedong	communist leader of China from 1943 to 1976. On October 1, 1949, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, established People's Republic of China
Iron Curtain	Western term made famous by Winston Churchill referring to the boundary which symbolically, ideologically, and physically divided Europe into two separate areas
Marshall Plan	(1947) was approved by the U.S. Congress and allotted $7 billion to the nations of Western Europe in an effort to prevent the rise of communist parties there
Berlin blockade	Russia set up a blockage in June 1948 to discourage France, Britain and US. Allies responded with airlift of supplies into the city. Stalin stopped blockage in 1949.
Chiang Kai-shek	Taiwan) was a Chinese military and political leader who attempted to eradicate the Chinese Communists and his government retreated to Taiwan, where he continued serving as the President of Republic of China
containment	Fundamental U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in which the U.S. tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries
Ho Chi Mingh	Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1955-1969) of North Vietnam
Fidel castro	leader of Cuba since 1959, when he led the 26th of July Movement and overthrew the government led by Fulgencio Batista. In the years that followed he oversaw the transformation of Cuba into the first Communist state in the Western Hemisphere
CIA (Central Inteligence Agency)	intelligence agency of the United States Government, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the Government.
domino theory	20th Century foreign policy theory that speculated if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow

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