Cold War Dossier Flashcards
COLD WAR DOSSIER: FLASHCARDS
Front Side - Set A
FILE ID: CW-01
Confidential
Containment Policy
FILE ID: CW-02
Confidential
Truman Doctrine
FILE ID: CW-03
Confidential
Marshall Plan
FILE ID: CW-04
Confidential
Berlin Airlift
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Back Side - Set A
DEFINITIONS & SIGNIFICANCE
REF: CW-02
Historical Significance
U.S. policy to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism, specifically Greece and Turkey. Established the U.S. commitment to containment.
REF: CW-01
Historical Significance
The primary U.S. foreign policy strategy during the Cold War aimed at preventing the spread of Communism rather than trying to eliminate it where it already existed.
REF: CW-04
Historical Significance
The U.S. response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. For nearly a year, U.S. and British planes dropped supplies (food, fuel) to residents, demonstrating U.S. resolve.
REF: CW-03
Historical Significance
A U.S. program providing economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII. The goal was to create stable democracies and prevent the appeal of communism.
COLD WAR DOSSIER: FLASHCARDS
Front Side - Set B
FILE ID: CW-05
Confidential
NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty Org)
FILE ID: CW-06
Confidential
McCarthyism
FILE ID: CW-07
Confidential
HUAC
(House Un-American Activities Committee)
FILE ID: CW-08
Confidential
Venona Papers
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Back Side - Set B
DEFINITIONS & SIGNIFICANCE
REF: CW-06
Historical Significance
The practice of making unfounded accusations of treason or subversion. Named after Senator Joseph McCarthy, who led a "witch hunt" for communists in the U.S. government.
REF: CW-05
Historical Significance
A military alliance formed in 1949 by Western nations for collective security against Soviet aggression. "An attack on one is an attack on all."
REF: CW-08
Historical Significance
A secret collaboration between U.S. and British intelligence to decode Soviet cables. They confirmed existence of Soviet spies in the U.S. government (e.g., Julius Rosenberg).
REF: CW-07
Historical Significance
A congressional committee that investigated suspected communist influence in the U.S., notably targeting the Hollywood film industry (Hollywood Ten).
COLD WAR DOSSIER: FLASHCARDS
Front Side - Set C
FILE ID: CW-09
Confidential
Korean War
FILE ID: CW-10
Confidential
Domino Theory
FILE ID: CW-11
Confidential
Sputnik
FILE ID: CW-12
Confidential
Space Race
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Back Side - Set C
DEFINITIONS & SIGNIFICANCE
REF: CW-10
Historical Significance
The belief that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would also fall. This was a primary justification for U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
REF: CW-09
Historical Significance
A conflict (1950–1953) between North (Communist) and South Korea. U.S. intervened as part of a UN force. Ended in a stalemate at the 38th Parallel.
REF: CW-12
Historical Significance
Competition between the U.S. and USSR for technological superiority. Led to increased funding for math and science education and the creation of NASA.
REF: CW-11
Historical Significance
The first man-made satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957. It sparked fear that the Soviets had surpassed the U.S. in technology and started the Space Race.
COLD WAR DOSSIER: FLASHCARDS
Front Side - Set D
FILE ID: CW-13
Confidential
Arms Race
FILE ID: CW-14
Confidential
Cuban Missile Crisis
FILE ID: CW-15
Confidential
Bay of Pigs
FILE ID: CW-16
Confidential
Vietnam War
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Back Side - Set D
DEFINITIONS & SIGNIFICANCE
REF: CW-14
Historical Significance
A 13-day standoff between the U.S. and USSR over nuclear missiles in Cuba. The closest the world came to nuclear war. Resulted in a hotline and a partial test ban treaty.
REF: CW-13
Historical Significance
The competitive build-up of nuclear weapons by the U.S. and Soviet Union. Led to the policy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD).
REF: CW-16
Historical Significance
A long, divisive conflict to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. It resulted in high casualties and significant anti-war protests in the United States.
REF: CW-15
Historical Significance
A failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 by CIA-backed Cuban exiles. It was an embarrassment for the Kennedy administration and pushed Cuba closer to the USSR.
COLD WAR DOSSIER: FLASHCARDS
Front Side - Set E
FILE ID: CW-17
Confidential
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
FILE ID: CW-18
Confidential
Tet Offensive
FILE ID: CW-19
Confidential
Vietnamization
FILE ID: CW-20
Confidential
War Powers Act
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Back Side - Set E
DEFINITIONS & SIGNIFICANCE
REF: CW-18
Historical Significance
A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong during the lunar new year. Though a military defeat for the North, it was a political victory as it turned U.S. public opinion against the war.
REF: CW-17
Historical Significance
Legislation that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war, leading to escalation.
REF: CW-20
Historical Significance
Passed in 1973 to restrict the President's power to commit U.S. troops to a conflict without Congressional approval. A direct result of the Vietnam War.
REF: CW-19
Historical Significance
President Nixon's strategy to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War by gradually withdrawing troops and training South Vietnamese forces to take over the fighting.
