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Nuclear buildup
The United States and the Soviet Union became engaged in a nuclear arms race. They both spent billion upon millions of monies on war. The Soviet Union was spending almost 30% of their money on nuclear warfare. On August 29, 1949. Soviet launched their first nuclear bomb....that set everyone off. Also, Great Britain, was making bombs -
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The Iron Curtain
A boundary line that divided Europe into two separate areas of political influence. The east was under control of the Soviet Union and the West and had political freedom. The term “iron curtain” comes from The term comes from a long speech by Winston Churchill on March 5, 1946 in Fulton, Missouri. The iron curtain was formed to keep information and people out. After the cold war ended, the term well out of use ended except for in history books. -
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Containment
This was a United States policy that tried several different strategies to prevent the spread of Communism expansion. The idea was first thought of by George Kennan. Containment provided a conceptual framework for a series of successful initiatives undertaken from 1947 to 1950 to blunt Soviet expansion. It was a component of the Cold War -
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Marshall Plan
A European recovery plan, we went over to help Europe after the end of World War 2. We try to stop the spread of communism and most of the funds from the Marshall Plan were used to import goods from the U.S. We also trained European engineers and established proper channels for cooperation between European countries. -
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Domino Theory
During the 1950’s through 1980s the Domino Theory was taking place. This theory said that if one region went under the influence then the regions surrounding it would follow, causing a domino effect. The domino theory justified the need for American intervention around the war. -
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McCarthyism
McCarthyism is a political practice of accusing people of treason or anti-government activities without proper regard for evidence or having solid truth. It was named after Joseph McCarthy, a senator during the 1940's and 50's who would go on vicious verbal attacks on individuals he believed to be communist. -
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Involvement of the United Nations in Korea
The United Nations supported Korea and helped oversee elections to make sure that everything was fair and correct -
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Korean Conflict
In 1950, we had just ended WW2, and the US was considered one of the world’s ‘superpowers.’ This came as a big shock to the United Nations. On June 25, North Korea attacked South Korea. The North established a communist government, while the South established a nominally democratic government. -
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Detente
the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation -
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Perestroika
a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s