Unit 6 Cold War and 1950s Vocabulary

Era of distrust and hostility between the US and USSR lasting from 1945-1991

One of the countries along the border of USSR where communist gov'ts were installed

All of the plans implemented to stop spread of communism under POTUS immediately following WW2

US policy during the Cold War; stop the spread of communism

Leader of Chinese Nationalist Party who flees after China falls to communism

Plan to drop supplies into a city in Germany in order to survive the Soviet embargo

THIS peacekeeping org. created post-WW2, headquartered NYC, US JOINED

Chiang Kai-Shek and his followers fled here after Zedong took over China

First Communist leader of China

Churchill said THIS had descended over Europe representing division b/t communism and democracy

Military alliance United States entered in 1949 to safeguard safety and security of its members

Plan to help countries in Europe recover after WW2; $13 billion