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Berlin Airlift
stalin cut off supplies into W berlin
us airlift food and supplies into the city
it lasted 11 months stalin re opened supply lines -
Iron Curtains
the boundary splitting up europe into two sections during the cold war -
Arms Race
a competition between nations in the development of weapons between the us and soviet union -
Ho Chi Minh & Defeat Of The French
the French were defeated at Dien Bien piem and left the u.s gave french 2.5 billion dollars in aid millitary advisors to fight vietminh -
Containment
the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence -
First Battle Of Cold War
berlin cuts supplies into west berlin united states into the icty for 11 months stalin caved and reopened roads and rail roads -
Truman Doctrine
gave $400 million in economic & military aid to Greece & turkey
to fend off communism and stay free -
Marshall Plan
economic recovery plan 16 countries recived aid $13 billion in aid given to rebuild western europe but the soviet union said no -
U.S Goals
the united states wanted no containment anywhere -
NATO
north Atlantic treaty organization
collective security
alliance to support one another military
had to be a democracy -
Space Race
USA and Korea had a race to see who could get to spafce first -
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The Korean War
a war between north and south korea north korea invaded south korea -
Eisenhower
he became president of the united states in 1953 because he wanted the Korean war to end he believed in containment and corruption -
SEATO
south-east Asian treaty organization
consisted of us and 7 other nations
to prevent the domino thory -
Eisenhower Doctrine
like the trumen doctrine but for the middle east
offered economic & military support if communism threatened the middle east -
Berlin Wall
a barrier that split Berlin to keep western fascists from entering germany -
Gulf Of Tonkin
patrol ships were allegedly attacked by NVM gunboats there were no declaration of ar was ever made -
"Miricale On Ice"
a medal- round game during the men's ice hockey tournament played between the usa and the soviet union -
Jimmy Carter
soviet invades Afghanistan united states supports freedom fighters us boycotts Moscow "summer olimpics"in protes -
Collapse Of Soviet Union
dissolution of the soviet union into 15 independent republics conclusion to the cold war
