1. Chapter 16 review Cold War and Korea

2. Containment-policy of preventing the spread of Communism formulated by George Kennan Communism- economic system where everything is owned in common and decisions made by the government Marshall Plan- gave financial aid to European nations

3. Truman Doctrine-US would support any nation trying to resist communism (Greece and Turkey) Berlin Airlift-US and British planes dropped supplies on isolated West Berlin because the Soviet Union had blocked it from all aid

4. NATO-North Atlantic Treaty organization formed by western European nation for defense Warsaw Pact-organization formed by eastern block Communist nations in response to NATO

5. Satellite state-Eastern European Communist nations controlled by the Soviet Union Iron Curtain-Symbolic separation between Eastern European communist nations and the free western European countries Berlin Wall-built to separate Soviet east and free west Berlin

6. House Un-American Activities Committee- formed to search for communist activity in America Alger Hiss-convicted for lying to congress in case accusing him of being a communist Joseph McCarthy-Wisconsin senator that led a hunt for Communists in American government Ethel and Julius Rosenberg- executed for passing secrets to the Soviets

7. Dwight Eisenhower-President from 1952- 1960 used threat of Nuclear weapons to end Korean War, policy of brinkmanship Brinksmanship-Bringing the country to the brink of war threatening the use of Nuclear weapons CIA-Central Intelligence Agency

8. Sputnik-First Satellite in space by the Soviet Union NASA-National Aeronautical and Space Administration

9. Korean War-beginning in 1950 North Korea attacks South Korea in order to reunite under communism, cease fire in 1953 Domino theory-if one country falls to Communism then others would follow Douglas McArthur-commander of US forces in Korean War Truce-Armistice- cease fire

10. Kim Il Sung-Leader of North Korea Syngman Rhee-leader of South Korea DMZ-neutral area at the 38th parallel where no fighting could take place

11. Seoul-South Korea Capitol Pyongyang-North Korean Capitol