Early Cold War Review

Defensive treaty signed by Communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe during Cold War

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Denying someone work due to possible connection to Communism.

McCarthy's political influence began to wane after

hostile, nonviolent struggle between the US and USSR, from end of WWII to USSR collapse in 1991

military alliance between many anti-communist world nations.

Divided Europe into anti-Communist West and Communist East.

Presidential policy to provide economic assistance to help countries avoid Communist threat.

The US used covert action to remove an anti-American leader in this Central American country

False accusations of Communist activities caused mass hysteria in the US during the 1950's.

Foreign policy where a nation develops a weapons arsenal so deadly another nation won't attack

Combating Soviet aggression by bring both sides to the edge of nuclear war, but backing off

USSR blockaded this city. Allied nations resisted the blockade by airlifting food and supplies

Massive economic aid to Western Europe so that it countries did not fall to Communism ideology