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United Nations
The United Nations formed to preserve world peace by promoting international cooperation. The headquarters was located in NYC. -
Soviet Union
Power was concentrated in the central gov. rather than in committee workers. Stalin took over and wanted to transform the Soviet Union backward rual nation into a modern industrial giant. Gov. took over all economic planning. 3-8 million people were executed in the Soviet Union -
Iron Curtain
divided the free world of the West from the Soviet-dominated world of the East -
Containment
to keep communism from spreading any farther by containing it to other countries where it had already taken hold. Truman's Containment policy was the first major policy during the Cold War and used numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad -
Truman Doctrine
a president who said that he would help any country under the threat of communists -
Berlin Blockade
a result of the first confrontation of the Cold War. Stalin hoped to starve the Allies out of the city -
Marshall Plan
sent vast amounts of money to 16 nations in Europe for rebuilding -
Berlin Airlift
American and British planes began to airlift food, clothing, medicines and fuel to West Berlin -
Korean War
the first proxy war in 1950. The argument ending the Korean War left Korea divided as it had been before the war. Americans were pleased that communism had been contained -
Vietnam War
communist rebels backed by North Vietnam were waging a guerilla warfare against South Vietnamese gov -
Berlin Wall
tried to stop East Germans fleeing to West Berlin by putting up a wall between the two parts of the city. The Berlin Wall served as a grim symbol of a divided Europe -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
people did not rise up and the invaders were quickly killed or captured. Made the US look like fools -
Cuban Missile Crisis
nuclear weapons and missiles were placed in Cuba that could reach the US. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from delivering anymore missiles. Would remove the missiles in exchange for Kennedy's promise not to invade Cuba -
Ronald Reagan
had no doubts about fighting communism. Increased military spending -
Mikhail Gorbachev
heavy spending had kept the nation from meeting the human needs. Farms and factories owned by the gov. were inefficient and unproductive. Came to power hoping to reform the communist system and make it work better -
glasnost
a policy which led to increased freedom of the press, speech, and religion
