Cold War to 1960

Test Review

Harry S. Truman

• President of US from 1945-53

Stalin

• Led Soviet Union during WWII

• Felt communism and capitalism could not coexist

Post War Europe

• US- in charge of West Europe

• Soviets- In charge of East Europe

Containment

• US policy of preventing the spread of Communism

Marshall Plan• Aid to European nations following WWII

Berlin• Soviets blockaded West Berlin for a year

• West Berlin- supplied by US and Allies with an airlift

United Nations

• Replaced League of Nations

• Attempt to prevent war

NATO

• Western European military alliance, led by the US

Warsaw Pact

• Eastern European military alliance, led by the Soviets

Mao Tse Tung

• Led Communist overthrow of China

Korean War

• North Korea- occupied by Soviets from 1945-49, communist, allied with China

• South Korea- allied with the U.S, and United Nations

• Boundaries at the end were similar to before the war

Korean War• Kim Il Sung- Leader of North Korea

• Syngman Rhee-Leader of South Korea

Inchon

• US amphibious assault behind North Korean lines

Napalm

• Used in the Korean War

Douglass Mac Arthur

• Led occupation of Japan after WWII

• Leader of UN forces in the beginning of the Korean War

• Wanted to drop atomic bombs on China during the Korean War

Hydrogen Bomb

• Resulted in an escalating arms race

Massive Retaliation

• US would respond to Soviet aggression with atomic weapons

HUAC

• Attempted to uncover communists in the US

Hollywood 10

• Banned for refusing to testify to HUAC

Geneva Conference

• US met with the Soviet Union

Iran• US cared because of oil

• CIA helped the Shah gain power

Nasser

• Leader of Egypt who gained control of the Suez Canal from the French and British

Hungary• Revolted from Soviet control in 1956

• Did not receive aid from the US

Sputnik

• First man made satellite

• RosenbergsSold Atomic Secrets and executed

• Chou En Lai Leader of China during Korean War

• Alger Hiss Found guilty of perjury

• Eisenhower US Pres at end of Korean War

• McCarthy Believed Communists were influencing

the US Government

• Kruschev SU leader after Stalin