U.S. History chapter 18

international world peace-keeping organization (previously named League of nations after WWI, renamed during WWII); U.S. joins during WWII

Security Council must agree unanimously or else no actions will be take; US/France/GreatBritain vs. Communists (Soviet Union & China)

"contain" Communism wherever it is and not allow it to spread anywhere else

any country that is threatened by the spread of Communism and doesn't want to be Communist, U.S. will help by sending military aid and financial aid

U.S. Allies (France & Great Britain) are broke; no one else left in Europe to help stop the spread of Communism

1- help Europe financially so they can help us stop Communism's spread 2- be the only country fighting Communism

U.S. will supply economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after WWII and help U.S. stop the spread of Communism

East (Soviet Union controlled) and West (U.S., GB, and France control)

East (Soviet Union) West (US/GB/Fr originally 3 zones and then combined into one)

1948 Soviet Union builds a wall to defend the city and thus fencing in the citizens; cuts off western Berlin electricity

send bombers every 10 minutes carrying supplies to Berlin; 327 day operation in which U.S. and GB send 2.3 million tons of food, supplies, and medicines into West Berlin after Soviets blockaded the city; 1948 Soviets lift the blockade for unknown reason

moved from East to West Germany

1961-1989; concrete wall separating East and West Berlin; built by Communist East German govt to prevent citizens from fleeing west

war is coming

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; U.S. is the leader/captain; Canada, U.S., Europe near Atlantic; protects U.S. to the N/E

Pacific/Asia; protects US to the West

central America; protects U.S. to the south

Soviet Union and Communist Countries that Stalin had already taken over during WWII

Chiang Kai-shek: U.S. sends aid, but then he gets run out to Taiwan. Mao Zedong: leader of Chinese Communists; Soviet Union sends aid. Now China and Soviet Union are both huge Communists

U.S. is in trouble

so they don't have to fight Soviet Union

send troops to Vietnam and Korea to "check on them"

divides North and South Korea

June 1950-Jan 1951

must notably retire since he disobeyed orders and dominated Korea

1953 present-day boundary; ends the war

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg supposedly gave Soviets atomic bomb secrets from the U.S.; executed

fear in America that Communists will take over the govt

use all military and any means necessary; threaten an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression

Soviets win (first person in space)