The Cold War Era Overview

The Cold War was a time period in which the United States and Russia were superpower rivals on that were on the verge of ______

The United States stood for the “free world” and supported ______ spreading throughout the world

The Soviet Union stood for communism and desired a world wide ______ movement

The Iron Curtain refers to the satellite states set up in east Europe to serve as a buffer against future ______

The Soviet Union then announced a blockade to cut off supplies to West Berlin which was controlled by America, Britain, and ______

To avoid invading Soviet land to get supplies to West Berlin, the Allies launched the Berlin Air Lift through which supplies were dropped to the ______ in need

Containment- the U.S. objective would be to stop Communism from spreading from other ______

The Truman Doctrine- the U.S. offered military aid to foreign countries to prevent the ______ of communists

The Marshall Plan- The U.S. loaned large amounts of money to countries to help them rebuild their economies which benefitted U.S. ______

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an arrangement between the U.S. and ______

The Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact with its allied satellite states in Eastern Europe to defend each other against potential ______

In 1949, the Chinese Communists, with the help of the Soviet Union, overthrew the Nationalist government in China, leading to Mao Zedong becoming the new leader of Communist China which contained over ¼ of the world's ______

The Korean War started after North Korea, a communist country, invaded South Korea, a democratic country, in an attempt to reunite the lands under ______ rule

The United States intervened in the Korean War to contain the spread of ______

In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the first ______ to orbit in space, initiating the 'space race' between the U.S. and the Soviets

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was established to inquire into the communist activities of Hollywood actors and filmmakers during the period of the ______ Scare

The Rosenberg Trials convicted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg with selling national secrets to the Soviets, leading to their ______

Joseph McCarthy, an American Senator, made claims about communists infiltrating the U.S. government, leading to arrests of U.S. citizens based on suspicion, a practice known as ______

Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th president, continued America's goal of containment of communism and helped pass the G.I. Bill to support veterans from ______

The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 connected suburbs and cities, leading to efficient transportation of goods and people, contributing to the growth of the ______ class