Cold War containment flashcards

What is containment?

A US foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.

Who developed the containment strategy?

George F. Kennan, a US diplomat and historian.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

A policy to support countries resisting communism; announced in 1947.

What is the Marshall Plan?

A US program providing aid to Western Europe to rebuild after WWII.

True or false: The Iron Curtain divided Western and Eastern Europe.

True, because it symbolized the ideological division between capitalism and communism.

Difference between NATO and the Warsaw Pact

NATO is a military alliance of Western nations; Warsaw Pact is a response by Eastern bloc countries.

Fill in the blank: The _____ War was a conflict in Korea that exemplified containment.

Korean

Who was the President during the Korean War?

Harry S. Truman, who initiated US involvement.

What was the purpose of the Eisenhower Doctrine?

To provide economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting communism.

True or false: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a success for US containment.

True, because it led to a US agreement to prevent nuclear escalation with the USSR.

What are proxy wars?

Conflicts where opposing powers support rival factions; a key strategy in containment.

Who were the Viet Cong?

Communist guerrillas fighting against South Vietnam, supported by North Vietnam.

What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

The end of WWII and the emergence of ideological conflict between the US and USSR.

Which doctrine justified US intervention in Latin America?

The Monroe Doctrine, asserting US influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Fill in the blank: The _____ Conference led to the division of Germany.

Yalta

What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?

It symbolized the division of East and West Berlin and the Cold War tensions.

True or false: The Space Race was unrelated to Cold War tensions.

False, because it represented technological competition between the US and USSR.

What was McCarthyism?

A campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions during the 1950s.