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Mao Zedong
Led communists forces
-made great gains but could never win, and would never accept a compromise -
Harry S. Truman
Truman came to presidency following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Vice-President, it was his job to overtake the position and responsibilities of the President. Truman had to make pivotal decisions early in his career as he inherited a country at war. -
United Nations
Established by main countries to maintain world peace and orderly conduct between rival nations -
Truman Doctrine
This claimed the US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the soviet sphere -
Containment
Keeping Communism within it's present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions. -
Marshall Plan
Intended to rebuild economics and spirits of western Europe. Marshall thought the key to restoration of political stability lied in revitalization of fallen economies. -
Berlin Airlift
West Berlin was blocked off so cargo planes were used to air drop over 2 million tons of supplies and food needs to the people stuck inside. This was a symbol of American determination to stand by the divided city. -
N.A.T.O.
Included twelve major world powers, and each agreed to aid if one another was attacked by an outside army. United States, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Beligum, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg and Iceland
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Korean War
The United States sent armed forces to the South Korea to prevent a communist takeover -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was instated as president after Truman with a campaign promising an anti-communist policy greater than that of Truman. Eisenhower negotiated a peace treaty with Korea, ending the Korean war, and covertly began Soviet interventions within friendly countries. -
Joseph Stalin
Leader of Communist Russia in the 1950's. He led a transformation of rapid expansion from an agriculture to industrialization in Russia. -
Nikita Khrushchev
First secretary of Communist Party in 1953-1964
Cold War Soviet leader during thhe Cubin Missle Crisis -
Joseph McCarthy (McCarthyism)
A senator who studied law. Created McCarthyism damaging reputations with vague and unfounded charges. -
Warsaw Pact
Organization of a military alliance in Eastern Europe made up of 8 communist countries (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR, and Albania) -
Vietnam War
After providing South Vietnam with much aid and support, the United States finally sent in troops to fight as well -
John F. Kennedy
Elected as President on the 8th of November, JFK led a campaign promising a harder policy on Soviet forces. He aimed to close the "missle gap" between the U.S. and USSR by increasing arms production. Years later his Cold Warrior posture degraded as he humiliated in the Bay of Pigs battle, and the Cuban Missle Crisis which almost ensured a nuclear holocaust. -
Berlind Wall
A physical wall dividing Berlin between East and West, meant to keep communism from spreading to isolated state of West Berlin -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Soviets placed nuclear bombs in Cubaclosest it ever got to a nuclear war -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson was sworn in as President just hours after JFK was assassinated. Just as his predecessors, Johnson aimed to contain communism and took action against communism in Vietnam by sending thousands of troops to their deaths. -
Ronald Reagan
40th president of the United States. Was an actor. 33rd governor of California died on June 5th, 2004. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Soviet Union and instated a series of changes. Beginning with glasnost (freedom of speech) and perestroika (restructuring of the economy), Later, Gorbachev ended the arms race with America as he realized it was an unwinnable dispute, and a drain on government funds. -
Iran Contra Scandal
Secret arrangement in 1980's to provide funds for nicaraguan contra rebels from profits from selling arms to Iran. -
George H.W. Bush
41st president of the United States. Republican Party. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (C.I.A.) -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Dividing wall of West Berlin and East Germany after World War II. Wall was finally destroyed after years of conflict. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Under the rule of Gorbachev the Soviet Union split into 15 seperate countries. Triumphed over totalitarism.
