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Hekter Chapter Twenty-Six
Cold War (Twenty-Six)
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11th Grade
04/16/2011

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Difference between the Soviet and US economic systems.

Definition
  • United States was based on freedom.
  • Soviet Union was based on control.
Term
Rise of suspicions between the United States and the Soviet Union
Definition
  • Thought United States wanted to hurt
  • United States didn't let Soviet Union know about A-Bomb.
Term
The Purpose of the United Nations
Definition
Promote peace.
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Harry S. Truman
Definition

Became president after Franklin Roosevelt in April of 1945.

Wasn't included in top policy decisions.

Term
Potsdam and the Leaders
Definition

United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union met at the final wartime conference at Potsdam near Berlin.

  • Stalin still represented Soviet Union
  • Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as Brittan's representative.
  • Harry Truman took Roosevelt's place as United State's representative.
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Poland
Definition
Stalins refusal to allow free elections in Poland convinced Truman that the United States and Soviet Union's aims were deeply at odds.
Term
Satellite Nations and Examples
Definition

Countries dominated by soviets.

  • Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, Poland and Hungary.
Term
Kennan and Containment
Definition
  • American diplomat in Moscow.
  • Took measures to prevent extension of communism.
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Iron Curtain
Definition
  • Divides East and West Germany
  • Division in Europe between communism and free country.
Term
Cold War
Definition
  • Conflict without battlefield confrontation.
    I think Hekter said knowing this term was unnecessary. Use your own judgement in regards to studying for this term.
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Truman Doctrine
Definition
Provided economic and military aid to support free people who are resisting outside pressures.
Term
George Marshall
Definition
Secretary of State
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Marshall Plan
Definition
Secretary of State George Marshall proposed that the United States provide aid to all European nations that needed it in combat of hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.
Term
West Berlin and East Berlin
Definition
  • West Berlin is Democratic.
  • East Berlin is Communist.
Term
West Germany and East Germany
Definition
  • West Germany is Democratic.
  • East Germany is Communist.
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Truman's responce to the Berlin blocade
Definition
Truman's responce to the Berlin blockade was to fly food and supplies into West Berlin.
Term
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its purpose
Definition
  • Ten Western European nations - Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal - joined with the United States and Canada in April of 1949.
  • Support each other in case any member was attacked.
  • Greece and Turkey joined in 1952 and West Germany joined in 1955.
Term
Chaing Kai-shek
Definition
  • Nationalist
  • Believed in Democracy.
  • Ruled in Southern and Eastern China.
  • Suffered from weak leadership and poor morale.
Term
Mao Zedong
Definition
  • Communist
  • Ruled in Northern China
Term
Taiwan
Definition
Nationalists fled here to avoid Communist takeover.
Term
Soviet's reason for advocating invasion of South Korea.
Definition
  • South Korea was for the taking.
  • Didn't think the United states would fight to defend.
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38th Parallel
Definition
Division between North and South Korea.
Term
North Korea and South Korea
Definition
  • North Korea Communist.
  • South Korea Democratic.
Term
Syngman Rhee
Definition
Lead South Korea
Term
Pyongyang
Definition
North Korea's Capitol
Term
Soviet boycotting of meatings.
Definition
Soviets boycotted meatings because of the falure to include communist China.
Term
Security Council
Definition
China, United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and France.
Term
Douglas MacArthur
Definition
General lead United States and United Nation army in counterattack via a surprise amphibious landing behind enemy lines at Inchon.
Term
Inchon
Definition
  • Surprise Amphibious landing spot behind enemy landing.
  • Turned tide of conflict.
Term
Seoul
Definition
Capitol of South Korea
Term
Replacement of MacArthur
Definition
  • He was given chances to shut up
  • Tried to override president Truman by sending note to newspaper and member of congress.
  • Wanted full scale war against china.
Term
Result of the North and South Korea conflict.
Definition
  • Armistice
  • Line is still there.
  • No true victor.
Term
Two situations the fueled the American fear of communism were:
Definition
  • Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
  • Communiest takeover of China.
Term
House UN-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and its purpose.
Definition
Investigated Communist Influence in movie industry.
Term
Algier Hiss
Definition
  • Successful prosecution
  • Spied for Soviet Union
  • Worked for State Department.
  • Wasn't charged for spying, but for lying in court.
Term
Richard Nixon
Definition
Lead House of UN-American Activities Committee.
Term
Rosenberg's
Definition
  • Charged with espionage and sentenced to death.
  • Suspected of giving A-Bomb infornmation to Soviets.
  • She was Inocent, He was a spy.
Term
Joseph McCarthy
Definition
  • Mediocre
  • Republican from Wisconsin.
  • Accused everybody that they were communists.
Term
Downfall of McCarthy
Definition
  • Army Accusations.
  • Televised Hearings.
  • Harassment of witnesses.
Term
John Foster Dulles
Definition

Eisenhower's Secratary of State

Firm Anti Communist.

Term
Brinkmanship
Definition
Go to the edge of all out war.
Term
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Definition
  • Had spies gather information abroad.
  • Carried out covert (secret) opperations to weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to the United states.
Term
Shah
Definition
Pro American Iranian leader (King)
Term
Warsaw Pact
Definition
Military alliance that linked the Soviet Union with 7 Satellite countries.
Term
Nasser
Definition
  • Egypt's head of government.
  • Nationalized Suez Canal
Term
Eisenhower Doctrine
Definition
Defend middle east against attacks by communist countries.
Term
Khrushchev
Definition
  • Followed Stalin.
  • Believed communism would take over the world, but could triumph peacefully.
Term
Sputnik
Definition
First Artificial Satellite launched by Soviet Union.
Term
Francis Gary Powers
Definition

Piolet in U-2 Incident.

Soviet Union sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

Term
U-2 Incident
Definition
Reopened tensions between United States and the Soviet Union.
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