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The Iron Curtain
A boundary line that split Europe in half after world war II -
Yalta Conference
The goal of the conference was to create a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the freed people of Nazi Europe. -
Yalta Conference
The goal of the conference was to create a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the freed people of Nazi Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
The big 3 gathered to decide how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany -
Potsdam Conference
the big three gathered to decide how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender. -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three gathered to decide how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender -
United Nations
A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states -
Containment Policy
Containment was a US policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a number of moves by the Soviet Union to grow its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine arose from a speech delivered by President Truman before a joint session of Congress. The immediate cause for the speech was a recent announcement by the British Government that, as of March 31, it would no longer provide military and economic assistance to the Greek Government in its civil war against the Communist Party. -
Long Telegram
The X Article, formally known as "The Sources of Soviet Conduct", was an article written by George Kennan under the name "Mr. X" and published in Foreign Affairs magazine -
Marshall Plan
The US gave 13 billion in aid to western Europe after world war II to rebuild -
Yalta Conference
The goal of the conference was to create a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the freed people of Nazi Europe
