Communism and the Cold War EOC
Ideological conflict between the United States (democracy) and the Soviet Union (communism) following WWII
Cold War
Government controls production Soviet Union spends profit on military defense following WWII
Command Economy
Symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundaries between Eastern Europe (communism) and Western Europe (democracy)
Iron Curtain
United States would do anything in their power to stop communism from spreading
Containment Policies Truman Doctrine NATO Marshall Plan
Stated that the United States would step in to protect Western Europe from Soviet threats of communism
Truman Doctrine
United States and allies placed troops and military bases in Western Europe
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States would provide economic aid to Western European allies to rebuild and withstand communist threats from the Soviet Union
Marshall Plan
A country bordering a strong communist country will eventually fall to communism
Domino Theory
Communist North Korea invades South Korea
Korean War 1950-1953
Communist North Vietnam invades South Vietnam
Vietnam War
North Vietnam torpedoes an American ship, drawing the United States into the Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin
1968 North Vietnam launched massive assault throughout South Vietnam; turning point for North Vietnam
Tet Offensive
Richard Nixon orders slow withdrawal of US troops from South Vietnam
Vietnamization
China’s leader after WWII creates world’s largest communist country
Mao Zedong
Soviet Union blockades Berlin hoping to force Allied Powers to give up control of West Germany
Berlin Airlift
Soviet Union builds a wall to keep East Germans from escaping to the west
Berlin Wall
Congress conducts “loyalty checks” on suspected communists in the United States
House Un-American Activities Committee
Led “witch-hunts” on suspected communists-ruined careers and reputations AKA Second Red Scare
Senator Joseph McCarthy “McCarthyism”
Couple accused of selling national secrets to the Soviets; found guilty and executed
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg “Rosenberg Trial”
Released in 1997 proving the Rosenberg’s had spied for the Soviets
Venona Papers
President from 1960-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis Bay of Pigs Civil Rights Space Program End Poverty
John F. Kennedy
JFK authorizes Cuban refugees to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Cuba deployed nuclear missiles fro Soviet Union aimed at the U. S Cuba deployed nuclear missiles fro Soviet Union aimed at the U.S.; JFK orders Soviets to remove them
Cuban Missile Crisis
Economic decline and mass protests against communism in Eastern Europe
Collapse of Communism