Cold War
the state of hostility, without direct military conflict, that developed between the USA and the Soviet Union after WWII
Satellite Nations
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation (Albania, Bulgariam Czecholslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland)
Iron Curtain
a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eatern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
Berlin Airlift
Used to fly food and suplies into west Belin
Containment Policy
established by the Truman administration in 1947 to contain Soviet influence to what it was at the end of World War II.
Truman Doctrine
Providing economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal and external opponents
Marshall Plan
To aid all European countries that needed it
Capitalism
an economic system based on private property and free enterprise
Socialism
an economic system based on state ownership of capital
Total War
A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
Limited War
War fought to achieve only specific goals.
McCarthyism
accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence
Brinkmanship
the practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any agression
Space Race
a competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union
Sputnik
The world's first space satellite. This meant the Soviet Union had a missile powerful enough to reach the US.
Conglomerate
major corporation that owns smaller companies that arent related
Harry S. Truman
President, The 33rd U.S. president, who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt upon Roosevelt's death in April 1945. Truman, who led the country through the last few months of World War II, is best known for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bo
Joseph Stalin
Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
Joseph McCarthy
1950s; Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post WWII to become incredibly influential; "McCarthyism" was the fearful accusation of any dissenters of being c
Dwight D. Eisenhower
leader of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2--leader of troops in Africa and commander in DDay invasion-elected president-president during integration of Little Rock Central High School
Nikita Khruschev
Succeeded Stalin as the head of the Soviet Communist Party and became the Soviet premier.
CIA
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest