Partner ReviewPartner Review

Cold WarCold War

DirectionsDirections

With a partnerWith a partner One of you will face the screen; the partner will One of you will face the screen; the partner will

face away from the screen toward the partnerface away from the screen toward the partner A term or phrase will appear on the screen. A term or phrase will appear on the screen.

The partner facing the screen needs to try to The partner facing the screen needs to try to get the person to say the word on the screen get the person to say the word on the screen by describing the term without using the word by describing the term without using the word or parts of the word (kind of like the game or parts of the word (kind of like the game taboo)taboo)

Approximately half way through, the partners Approximately half way through, the partners will switchwill switch

Fair DealFair Deal

Truman’s domestic policies Truman’s domestic policies that focused on education & that focused on education &

health carehealth care

Yalta ConferenceYalta Conference

Toward the end of WWII, this Toward the end of WWII, this conference focused on post-conference focused on post-

war issueswar issues

Cold WarCold War

Era of rivalry & tension Era of rivalry & tension between the US & Soviet between the US & Soviet

Union where the two Union where the two countries did not fight directly countries did not fight directly but tried to block each other’s but tried to block each other’s

goalsgoals

Atomic BombAtomic Bomb

Nuclear weapon developed in Nuclear weapon developed in the Manhattan Projectthe Manhattan Project

Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

Communist/Totalitarian Communist/Totalitarian Dictator of the USSRDictator of the USSR

Iron CurtainIron Curtain

An imaginary line dividing An imaginary line dividing Communist Eastern Europe Communist Eastern Europe from Democratic/Capitalist from Democratic/Capitalist

Western Europe.Western Europe.

Korean Conflict / WarKorean Conflict / War

War began when North Korea War began when North Korea (with the help of the USSR) (with the help of the USSR)

invaded South Korea by invaded South Korea by crossing the 38crossing the 38thth parallel. parallel.

CommunismCommunism

Political & economic system Political & economic system used in the USSR where the used in the USSR where the

gov’t controls policiesgov’t controls policies

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

Prime Minister of Britain. Prime Minister of Britain. Coined the phrase “Iron Coined the phrase “Iron

Curtain”Curtain”

Truman DoctrineTruman Doctrine

Example of containment. US Example of containment. US sent money & aid to Greece & sent money & aid to Greece & Turkey to prevent communism Turkey to prevent communism

from spreadingfrom spreading

Harry TrumanHarry Truman

President at the start of the President at the start of the Cold WarCold War

Berlin AirliftBerlin Airlift

US & Britain sent supplies to a US & Britain sent supplies to a blockaded area for 11 monthsblockaded area for 11 months

ContainmentContainment

U.S. policy of trying to U.S. policy of trying to prevent the spread of prevent the spread of

communismcommunism

The Marshall PlanThe Marshall Plan

US plan to send financial aid US plan to send financial aid to countries to help rebuild to countries to help rebuild

after WWIIafter WWII

NATONATO

US military alliance where if US military alliance where if one member country was one member country was

attacked, all members would attacked, all members would respondrespond

GI BillGI Bill

Plan to help veteran’s Plan to help veteran’s transition back to civilian transition back to civilian

living by providing money for living by providing money for a house, education or job a house, education or job

trainingtraining

Hollywood 10Hollywood 10

A group of writers, directors & A group of writers, directors & actors accused of being actors accused of being

communistcommunist

Taft-Hartley ActTaft-Hartley Act

Act that favored businesses Act that favored businesses by allowing the President to by allowing the President to intervene if a strike hurt the intervene if a strike hurt the

nation’s interestnation’s interest

United NationsUnited Nations

International peace-keeping International peace-keeping organization created after organization created after

WWIIWWII

Second Red ScareSecond Red Scare

Fear of communism in the Fear of communism in the 1950s1950s

Baby boomBaby boom

An increase in the number of An increase in the number of babies in the 1950sbabies in the 1950s

Mao ZedongMao Zedong

Communist leader of ChinaCommunist leader of China

HUACHUAC

Organization that tried to find Organization that tried to find communists (don’t say this communists (don’t say this

but it stands for House on Un-but it stands for House on Un-American Activities American Activities

CommissionCommission

3838thth Parallel Parallel

Dividing line to separate Dividing line to separate North & South KoreaNorth & South Korea

SEATOSEATO

Organization that tried to Organization that tried to prevent communism from prevent communism from

spreading to Asia (don’t say spreading to Asia (don’t say this but it’s the South East this but it’s the South East Asian Treaty Organization)Asian Treaty Organization)

Checkers SpeechCheckers Speech

Nixon went on TV to account Nixon went on TV to account for his financesfor his finances

Alger HissAlger Hiss

A spy who was convicted by A spy who was convicted by evidence in the “pumpkin evidence in the “pumpkin

papers”papers”

Senator Joseph Senator Joseph McCarthyMcCarthy

Senator who claimed he had a Senator who claimed he had a list of communists working for list of communists working for the US gov’t; created a wave the US gov’t; created a wave

of fearof fear

Nikita KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev

Soviet leader who took over Soviet leader who took over when Stalin diedwhen Stalin died

BrinkmanshipBrinkmanship

Act of going to the edge of Act of going to the edge of war without actually going to war without actually going to

warwar

CIACIA

US spy agency created in the US spy agency created in the 1950s (don’t say this but it 1950s (don’t say this but it

stands for Central Intelligence stands for Central Intelligence Agency)Agency)

Arms RaceArms Race

A competition between the US A competition between the US & USSR to build bigger, better & USSR to build bigger, better

& faster weapons& faster weapons

Warsaw PactWarsaw Pact

Soviet military alliance to Soviet military alliance to counter NATOcounter NATO

Eisenhower DoctrineEisenhower Doctrine

Policy to prevent communism Policy to prevent communism from spreading to the Middle from spreading to the Middle

EastEast

Hydrogen BombHydrogen Bomb

A nuclear bomb more A nuclear bomb more powerful than the atomic powerful than the atomic

bombbomb

Dr. Jonas SalkDr. Jonas Salk

Invented the polio vaccineInvented the polio vaccine

SputnikSputnik

The first satellite to orbit The first satellite to orbit spacespace

NASANASA

US organization created to US organization created to develop space after the develop space after the

Soviets launched SputnikSoviets launched Sputnik

LevittownLevittown

Cookie cutter houses were Cookie cutter houses were built quickly in these types of built quickly in these types of

townstowns