cold war-the relationship between the ussr and usa from 1949 to 1991
truman pressed stalin to allow free elections in eastern europe
stalin said no capitalism and comunism
iron curtain divided europe east to west
containment-foreign policy by truman and us to stop the soviets and communism from expanding
Truman doctrine truman promised to help weak countries financially if they reject Communism. This started with Greece and Turkey
marshal plan-was the committement of the us to give financial aid to poor european countries and rebuild europe
it made us look like heros
Germany was divided between france, Great Britain, USA, and USSR.
Berlin would be split in four.
Soviets promised eastern european countries to choose their fate.
They broke their promise and created small soviet countries.
1947 we gave aid to west europe $13 bill. given to food and recovory.
East berlin was comunist West was free
West recovered East didn't
The North Atlantic Treaty Orginisation
was a coalition that was formed in response to growing fear of communism
Warsaw pact
1955
formed in responce to NATO.
was the eastern europe countries and soviet union
NATO and Warsaw Pact aligned and tensions grew
Brinkmanship-described how during the cold war, the two sides came very close to all out war
Perestorika-a group of reform policies by Gorbachev where he allowed for private ownership and more fredom in eastern europe
glasnost-a policy of openness and transparency in USSR
Detente-the easing of relations between USA and USSR
this policy allowed for nush reform and progress between the two nations
The Korean War
1950-1975
Nor. Korea was with soviets
Sou. Korea was with USA
line that divided nor and sou Korea
Douglus Mcaurther was fired because he wanted to nuc nor Korea
persued chinese too long
The Vietnam War
nov 1 1955 1975 april. 30
to stop comunism
nor. supported by comunism
sou. supported USA
Ho Chi Minh
communists leader
leader of vietcong
Tet offencive
seace fire supposed to be
nor vietnam broke promise
cost 58000 lives and 350,000 casualties
congress anacted powers act
Cold War leaders
Natiki Khruschev
1894-1971
soviet union
tore down birlin wall
Fidel Castro
was with USSR
Mao Zedong
1893-1976
stressed chinas self reliance
gorbachev
1931-...
nobel peace prise winner
lead to downfall of USSR
Cold war defined:
cold war-the relationship between the ussr and usa from 1949 to 1991truman pressed stalin to allow free elections in eastern europe
stalin said no capitalism and comunism
iron curtain divided europe east to west
containment-foreign policy by truman and us to stop the soviets and communism from expanding
Truman doctrine truman promised to help weak countries financially if they reject Communism. This started with Greece and Turkey
marshal plan-was the committement of the us to give financial aid to poor european countries and rebuild europe
it made us look like heros
Germany was divided between france, Great Britain, USA, and USSR.
Berlin would be split in four.
Soviets promised eastern european countries to choose their fate.
They broke their promise and created small soviet countries.
1947 we gave aid to west europe $13 bill. given to food and recovory.
East berlin was comunist West was free
West recovered East didn't
The North Atlantic Treaty Orginisation
was a coalition that was formed in response to growing fear of communism
Warsaw pact
1955
formed in responce to NATO.
was the eastern europe countries and soviet union
NATO and Warsaw Pact aligned and tensions grew
Brinkmanship-described how during the cold war, the two sides came very close to all out war
Perestorika-a group of reform policies by Gorbachev where he allowed for private ownership and more fredom in eastern europe
glasnost-a policy of openness and transparency in USSR
Detente-the easing of relations between USA and USSR
this policy allowed for nush reform and progress between the two nations
The Korean War
1950-1975Nor. Korea was with soviets
Sou. Korea was with USA
line that divided nor and sou Korea
Douglus Mcaurther was fired because he wanted to nuc nor Korea
persued chinese too long
The Vietnam War
nov 1 1955 1975 april. 30to stop comunism
nor. supported by comunism
sou. supported USA
Ho Chi Minh
communists leader
leader of vietcong
Tet offencive
seace fire supposed to be
nor vietnam broke promise
cost 58000 lives and 350,000 casualties
congress anacted powers act
Cold War leaders
Natiki Khruschev1894-1971
soviet union
tore down birlin wall
Fidel Castro
was with USSR
Mao Zedong
1893-1976
stressed chinas self reliance
gorbachev
1931-...
nobel peace prise winner
lead to downfall of USSR