Lessons 15.1 and 15.2
Berlin Airlift
American and British relief effort to airlift supplies to the West Berliners from 1948 to 1949
Marshall Plan
American plan to help European nations rebuild their economies after World War II
East Germany had a communist government.
How did East Germany differ from West Germany during the Cold War?
Most Eastern European countries became satellites of the Soviet Union.
How did relations between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia change in the years after World War II?
It supported rebel groups that fought against European rule.
How did the Soviet Union react to struggles for independence from European rule in Asia and Africa?
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of giving american aid to nations threatened by communist expansion
A demilitarized zone was established.
What significant change was put into place by the armistice that ended the Korean War?
The armistice drew a new border between North and South Korea near where it had been before the war.
What was the effect of the armistice between North and South Korea?
to defend Western Europe from the Soviet Union
What was the main goal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
American and UN forces backed South Korea against an invasion by communist North Korea.
Which of the following best describes the start of the Korean war?
"There are many Communists in the United States' government."
Which of the following statements would Senator Joseph McCarthy have been mostly likely to agree with? "There are many Communists in the United States' government." "Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were wrongly convicted of spying." "Soviet spies are not a serious threat to the United States." "There are some Communists in the government, but none in the military."
to force the Soviet Union to call off the Berlin Blockade
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?
It felt threatened by the Soviets to the north.
Why did Pakistan become a U.S. ally?
He believed MacArthur had undermined efforts to end the war with his public criticism.
Why did President Truman fire General MacArthur?
North Korea invaded South Korea and threatened to expand communism there.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
Cold War
after World War II, long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
alliance formed in 1949 by the United States , and Western Europe nations to fight the Soviet aggression
Demilitarized Zone
area from which military forces are prohibited
38th Parallel
dividing line between South Korea and North Korea
Warsaw Pact
military alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe
Satellite Nation
nation that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation
Containment
the policy of trying to prevent the spread of Soviet influence beyond where it already existed
Censure
to officially condemn
Berlin Wall
wall built by the communist East German Government in 1961 to seal off East Berlin from West Berlin
United Nations
world organization established in 1945 to provide peaceful resolutions to international conflicts
Perjury
to lie under oath
