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BUZZWORDS!

BUZZWORDS!. Iron Curtain. The political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after WWII to seal itself off from the West and other non-communist areas. Containment.

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BUZZWORDS!

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  1. BUZZWORDS!

  2. Iron Curtain The political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after WWII to seal itself off from the West and other non-communist areas.

  3. Containment An act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or ideological influence of another, especially a hostile nation.

  4. Domino Theory If one country is taken over by communism, the near by nations will be taken over one after another.

  5. DMZ Demilitarized Zone. A strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea

  6. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. United States and other Western European countries.

  7. Warsaw Pact An organization Formed in Warsaw, Poland. Collective defense under a joint military command.

  8. McCarthyism The practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence.

  9. Red Scare The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents.

  10. Brinkmanship The technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage.

  11. Massive Retaliation The doctrine that the best way to deter aggression is to threaten a potential aggressor with devastation by atomic bombs.

  12. Arms Race A competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.

  13. Flexible Response Gave U.S. the capability to respond to aggression across the spectrum of warfare, not limited only to nuclear arms.

  14. OPENER What is the Iron Curtain and who coined the phrase? How does this idea relate to the idea of containment?

  15. Yalta Conference • February 1945 • Joseph Stalin • Winston Churchill • Franklin Roosevelt

  16. Potsdam Conference • July 1945 • Joseph Stalin • Winston Churchill • Harry Truman • Germany?

  17. Joseph Stalin • Wanted Germany to pay for rebuilding of USSR • Expand Soviet influence in the world • Friend governments in Eastern Europe

  18. United States • Healthy economy depended on opportunity abroad • Foreign policy: Preserve national security and bring freedom, democracy, and capitalism to the world

  19. Goals United States • Spread democracy and free trade across the world • Rebuild Europe • Sell goods in Eastern Europe Soviets • Spread communism in Eastern Europe • Keep Germany weak • Buffer zone • Satellite Nations-countries dependent upon and dominated by the Soviets

  20. Soviet Union • Socialism • Government ownership of industry • Created as reaction to capitalism • Goal is to bring economic equality to people • Classless society • Communism • State controlled all property and economic activity • No opposing parties were to exist

  21. Capitalism/Democracy • Private ownership of industry • Freedom from competition • Survival of the fittest • Laissez-faire • Different economic classes • For people by people • Right to vote

  22. Opener What is containment? What document did the phrase first come to attention and who wrote it?

  23. Truman Doctrine The United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

  24. Marshall Plan The American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWII in order to prevent the spread of the Soviet Union.

  25. Opener • After World War One, the U.S. retreated into a policy of "Isolationism". After World War Two this did not happen. Why do you think this was? 2.Turn your Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan worksheets into the basket!

  26. Korean War • Almost 40,000 American deaths • Nearly 5 million people died • Rate of civilian casualties more than WWII and Vietnams

  27. Korean War • 1950-1953 • First conflict of Cold War • Rhee, Sung, Truman, and McArthur

  28. Syngman Rhee • First President of S. Korea • Well known in America • Ph.D. from Princeton

  29. Kim IL Sung • Leader of North Korea from 1948-1994 • Joined communist youth group • Trained by Soviets in military and politics

  30. Douglas McArthur • Commander of Unified U.N. forces • Inchon invasion • Later replaced for threats and comments made on foreign policy

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