Cold War Chapter 25

World War II hero, commanded the United Nations troops in the Korean War.

program in which U.S and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade

Conflict began w/ North Korea's invasion of South Korea. US & S Korea vs Soviet Union & N Korea

military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion

worldwide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union

Latitude line that divides North and South Korea

foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after World War II

fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life

contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons

military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states

Policy of making America so militarily strong that their strength would discourage attacks

Space expedition competition between the United States and the Soviet Union

Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War

President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements

term coined by Churchill describing the border between the Soviet satellite states & W. Europe