Cold War Overview Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How did the Cold War begin at the Yalta conference? At Yalta in 45 Stalin, FDR and the British agreed that Germany would be divided into four occupation zones and that all of the countries the Red Army occupied would have free elections

Despite Stalin’s promises all land occupied by Red Army became Soviet Satellite States

Why did Truman think the Soviets were a threat after Potsdam? Churchill saying an iron curtain had descended on Europe

Describe the Truman Doctrine: The Truman Doctrine is the beginnings of the policy of containment which meant the US would prevent the spread of communism past Eastern Europe.

Describe the Marshall Plan: 13 billion in grants and loans to Western Europe in order for them to recover, buy supplies that were in short supply, and help prevent the problems that lead some to communism

• Describe the Berlin Airlift: In order to deliver supplies, Truman airlifts them forcing Stalin to back off his attempts for West Berlin in May of 49

Describe NATO: In 49; US, GB, and twelve other Nations formed NATO to defend Western Europe

Describe the Warsaw Pact: In response Soviets form the Warsaw Pact with other Eastern European countries

Describe Ike’s strategy in the Cold War: spending billions of dollars on conventional forces and instead favored building mass armory of nuclear weapons

Describe the Bay of Pigs the invasion which fails miserably partially because of JFK’s reluctance to use US planes

Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis: US intelligence discovers that the Soviets were building nuclear weapons sites in Cuba

Describe attempts to limit communist after World War 2 at home: the US gov took action against the communist through the Smith act which made it illegal to teach the overthrow of the government

Describe Joe McCarthy and what he did: In 54 McCarthy went after the army which led Senate to hold televised hearing that gave many their first taste of McCarthy’s style leading him to lose many supporters and for the Senate to censure him