Early Cold War Ch. 13/8.1-8.4

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Marshall Plan

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A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.

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Berlin Airlift

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Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city.

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Red Scare

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A period during the Cold War where the American public was terrified of Communists and the spread of Communism.

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Joseph McCarthy

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US senator; claimed that there were Soviet spies and Communists within the government but had no evidence; discredited by the US senate.

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House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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Congressional committee created to investigate foreign or US citizens accused of communist activity.

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Containment

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American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world.

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Long Telegram

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The message written by George Kennan in 1946 to Truman advising him to contain Communist expansion. Told Truman that if the Soviets couldn't expand, their Communism would eventually fall apart, and that Communism could be beaten without going to war.

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Joseph Stalin

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After Lenin died in 1924, he defeated Trotsky to gain power in the U.S.S.R. He created consecutive five year plans to expand heavy industry. He tried to crush all opposition and ruled as the absolute dictator of the U.S.S.R. until his death.

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Harry Truman

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33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

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Korean War

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The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.