Chapter 16 Vocab – 18 words BEGINNING OF UNIT 4 – Make a divider The Cold War 1946-1990 Chapter 16 Vocab – 18 words BEGINNING OF UNIT 4 – Make a divider

Cold War An area of confrontation and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from about 1946-1990.

Iron Curtain Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe.

Containment Keeping communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions.

Truman Doctrine Program to fight communist aggression in Greece and Turkey. Its goal was to aid “free peoples who are resisting outside pressures.”

Marshall Plan Program to relieve the problems in post-war Europe by giving those nations American aid to rebuild their economies.

Berlin Airlift A response to Stalin’s blockade of Britain, American planes provided Berliners with food, medicine, and coal, for 11 months.

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization A mutual defense alliance between the United States and Western Europe. Example of “collective security”

Warsaw Pact A military alliance between the USSR and Eastern Europe. This was a response to the formation of NATO.

Korean War Police Action (War) between Soviet-controlled North Korea and American-controlled South Korea. On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces attacked across the 38th parallel, beginning the Korean War. UN forces stepped in to try to protect South Korea.

Arms Race Contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons.

Brinkmanship The willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down.

Mutually Assured Destruction Policy in which the US and the USSR hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy each other.

Eisenhower Doctrine Stated that the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism. Use force in Middle East

Space Race Competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R to develop space technology. Began with the Soviets’ launch of a small satellite named Sputnik. Resulted in the creation of NASA.

(Second) Red Scare Fears in the United States that Communists were trying to infiltrate the United States as part of a plan to take over the world.

HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee Committee formed to investigate Communist activities in the United States.

Hollywood 10 Group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questioning about Communist ties.

McCarthyism Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty. Joseph McCarthy was brought down by a series of televised hearings dealing with his accusations against the U.S. Army.