US History 21.txt

era of confrontation and competition between the US and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1990

When the Big Three met at Yalta to plan the postwar world

Leaders who made up the Big Three

Communist country that was controlled by USSR but was supposed to be allowed a free election in 1946

payment for damages

Country that was divided among Great Britian, France, US and USSR after World War II

Number of permanent UN members with veto power

USSR's satellite countries in Eastern Europe

USSR's Satellite countries in Asia

Effort to keep Communism within its present territories

Goal was to give economic aid to help foreign countries fight Communism

Secretary of State, General during WWII

also known as European Recovery Program - aid to European nations to rebuild their economies

another name for Federal Republic of Germany (US, Great Britain, France merged Germany and their section of Berlin)

Soviet zone of Germany / German Democratic Republic

Attempt to get supplies to Berlin when Stalin blocked all routes

Great Britain used B29, 10,000 troops and 120 fighter jets, lasted 321 days

defense alliance between US, Canada, Breat Britain, France, Italy, ......

Soviets became alarmed after the forming of NATO so they formed a military alliance in Eastern Europe known as this

Cold War spreads to this country in East Asia

led Communist forces in China

defeated Nationalists fled here

American general who took charge of occupied Japan

US considered this country the key to defending Asia

After WWII USSR occupied _____________ Korea

After WWII US occupied ___________ Korea

American general who led UN across the 38th parallel and captured North Korea

Launched a surpirse attack and pushed UN back to the 38th parallel

American president who fired MacArthur for insubordination

elected president in1952 (I like Ike)

effort to secretly weaken a society and overthrow its government

clerk who walked out of a Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, Canada carrying information about USSR infiltration into Canada and US

program established to screen all federal employees

Director of FBI who asked HUAC to expose comuunists and communist sympathizers

former Communist spy who testified that several government officials were former spies - such as Alger Hiss

sued Chambers for libel, denied being a spy or knowing Chambers

secret documents hidden by Chambers proving that Hiss was a Communist spy

lying under oath

British scientist who admitted sending information to the Soviet Union

arrested by FBI for heading up a Soviet spy ring; both were executed in electric chair for espionage

Republican Senator from Wisconsin; gave speeches of Democratic corruption and accused them of protecting Communists

Search for disloyalty with damaging reputations with vague and unfounded charges

1953 - USSR tested the _____________ Bomb

radiation left over after a blast

built by families to protect themselves and stocked them with canned food

Air Force unveiled this; could fly across continents and drop nuclear bombs anywhere in the world

missiles that could launch a bomb anywhere in the world

1st artificial satellite to orbit the earth, launched by USSR

launched Explorer I

willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down

Secretary of State who led policy of brinkmanship

China

new president of Egypt who took contron of Suez Canal

country that threated rocket attack on Great Britain and France after they invaded Egypt

hidden operation conducted by the CIA

nations with primarily agricultural economies

US help put Shah back in power in Iran which caused riots

Prime Minister of Iran, nationalized the Anglo Iranian Oil Co.

Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

leader of the Soviet Union, said atomic war would be so horrible the living would envy the dead

formal face to face meeting of leaders from different countries to discuss important issues

location of Summit meeting between Eisenhower and Khrushchev

Soviet Union pilot who shot down the American U-2 spy plane right before the Summit in Paris

fired by Truman for insubordination; remained popular; returned home to a hero's welcome

Nationalist leader of South Korea; received help from the UN after North Korea attacked

Communist leader of North Korea; attacked South Korea with the help of the USSR and China