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Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill made a speech saying that an iron curtain had fallen on Europe, separating Eastern and Western Europe. He warned against future conflicts with the USSR. Image Courtesy of Business Insider -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is President Truman's policy to provide economic and military aid to any country that has been threatened by communism or totalitarianism ideology. Image Courtesy of Foreign Affairs -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was introduced by Secretary of State in 1947. It was proposed that America provide economic aid to Europe to help the economy after WWII and to help prevent the spread of Communism Image Courtesy of American Foreign Services -
Berlin Airlift
Berlin was blocked off by the Soviet Union to be able to gain control. In response, America airlifted supplies into Berlin. Image Courtesy of HistoryNet -
The Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out allies in Berlin to gain supremacy Image Courtesy of Britannica -
NATO
NATO was an organization formed in 1949. It was a military alliance of Western Europe and America against the Soviet Union and its allies. This was in response to the Berlin Blockade Image Courtesy of NATO -
Mao Zedong
Zedong established communism in China and creates an alliance with the USSR. Image Courtesy of English Online -
NSC-68
This was a document that allowed for the U.S. to quickly build up its military Image Courtesy of Atomic Heritage Foundation -
Korean War
There was a war between Communist North and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations helped South Korea, while the communists helped North Korea. Image Courtesy of CNN -
Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. This was in response to NATO. Image Courtesy of World Atlas -
Vietnam War
This was the war between communist armies of North Vietnam supported by communist China, and South Vietnam who were supported by the United States. Image Courtesy of History.com -
U-2 Spy Incident
A United States spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union. The President at the time, Eisenhower, was forced to admit that the CIA had been flying surveillance planes over them for years. Image Courtesy of Britannica
