Term | Definition |
COLD WAR | War in which the U.S. tried to contain communism against the Russians. A struggle over political differences between nations carried on by methods of short of war. |
CAPITALISM | An economic system based on private property and free enterprise. |
COMMUNISM | A political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs |
CONTAINMENT | Action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence. Trying to keep communism in the parts of the world that it was in and trying to prevent it from spreading to other countries. |
RED SCARE | The fear of communists living in the United States. |
TRUMAN DOCTRINE/MARSHALL PLAN | Provided immediate aid to the Greeks and the Turks. The U.S. pledged that it would help fight the spread of communism worldwide. |
BERLIN AIRLIFT | When the Russians blockaded West Berlin, Truman ordered hundreds of planes to drop packages with food in it for the people in Berlin. |
BERLIN WALL | Wall put up to separate East Berlin from the rest of the noncommunist world. Also, stopped people from fleeing from East to West Berlin. |
NATO | A military alliance with much of Western Europe. This group was created to defend against the Soviets. |
WARSAW PACT | The Soviet's created their own alliances with all of the Communist countries. |
JAPAN | Country that controlled Korea during WWII |
USSR (RUSSIA) | Country that supported North Korea after WWII |
UNITED STATES | Country that supported South Korea after WWII |
US/UN INVOLVEMENT IN KOREAN WAR | To stop the spread of communism in Korea |
RESULTS OF KOREAN WAR | After both sides pushed back and forth, they had the same amount of land from when they started. |
FIDEL CASTRO | Leader of Cuba |
KHRUSCHCHEV | Leader of U.S.S.R. |
JOHN F. KENNEDY | President of the U.S. |
NUCLEAR MISSILES | What the Soviets put in Cuba after WWII |
U.S. CONCERN | The missiles were very close to the U.S. |
MILITARY ACTION - CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS | The U.S. established a blockade around Cuba. |
RESULTS OF MILITARY ACTION | Soviets took their missiles out of Cuba and the U.S. took their missiles out of Turkey. |