Download - Cold War to 1960
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