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NATO |
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a military alliance with Western European countries that would aid any member attacked. |
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Satellite nations |
Nations politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country. Nation Under political and economic control by a larger nation that serve as a buffer to perceived threat. |
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Iron curtain |
The political and Military barrier that isolated soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II. Term coined by Winston Churchill describing the political, economic, and geographical difference between Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Sets the tone for the entire Cold War. |
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Truman Doctrine |
Policy said that us would support countries who are resisting outside pressures (communism) |
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the Marshall Plan |
U.s. allocates 13 billion in Grants and Loans to rebuild war-torn Europe. Goal: to strengthen weekend Nations so they do not fall to Communism * huge success * |
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United Nations |
UN: a new international peacekeeping organization. All sides agreed communication was necessary after the war. war. |
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Containment |
American policy of containing communism in area which already fell to it. - Us commits to take leadership role to keep communism from spreading. - Containment policy forces the u.s. into many conflicts over the next four decades. |
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Warsaw Pact |
The USSR formed an alliance of its own called the Warsaw Pact, all of the Soviet Union's satellite nations were forced to join. This was in response to Nato. |
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Conditions in Us / Europe after World War II |
The US was well off after the war how ever many European countries were war-torn. This is where the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine come in to aid countries in Europe that were suffering under communism and War. |
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Cold War |
After World War II hostility between the US and Soviet Union resulted in the Cold War. A basic arms race between the Soviet Union and the u. S. And a fight against communism and capitalism. |
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Korean War |
The Korean war was a test of America's commitment to its containment policy. The Korean War turn into a stalemate along the 38th parallel and in 1953, a ceasefire deal is reached (not a formal end to the war) - North Korea totalitarian dictatorship barely able to feed its people - South Korea capitalistic democracy and one of the most prosperous countries in the world |
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Describe the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. |
An arms race is a race to develop and match each other's new weapons. The United States and the Soviet Union both fought for Dominion in the arms race by 1953, both sides had hydrogen bombs. However MAD, mutually assured destruction, guaranteed both countries would be destroyed if one launched a nuclear warhead, discouraging nuclear war. Deterrence was a policy of making the military power of the United States and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation. By 1961, there were enough bombs to destroy the world. This lead on to the space race which was an informal race between the US and the Soviet Union to explore outer space. |
