PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Satellite Nations
Communist nations in Eastern Europe under the USSR's control
Domino Theory
theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Containment
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Truman Doctrine
American policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology/ Eastern Europe/ mainly helped Greece and Turkey
Guerrilla Warfare
type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy
Chinese Civil War
war between communist Mao Zedong and nationalist Chaing Kai Shek/communists took over and forced the nationalists to retreat to Taiwan
Iron Curtain
political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe/ term became popular by Winston Churchill
Berlin Wall
wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West.
Armaments
military weapons and equipment
Sputnik
the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957/ meant that the USSR had missiles powerful enough to reach the US
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ US started in 1958
Arms Race
Cold War competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
38th Parallel
line of latitude that separates North and South Korea
17th Parallel
Line of latitude that separated North and South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ) an area that both militaries are required to stay out of in order to create a buffer between nations/ in Vietnam, a five mile wide DMZ was established between the North and South along the 17th parallel.
Nuclear Proliferation
the spread of nuclear weapons to new nations
Nuclear Annihilation
the use of full scale nuclear weapons would effectively result in the destruction of both sides
Ngo Dinh Diem
American ally in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1963/ his repressive regime caused the Communist Viet Cong to thrive in the South and required increasing American military aid to stop a Communist takeover/ was killed in a coup in 1963.
Vietcong
group of Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam who worked with North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese leader/ supported by both communist China and the Soviet Union/ defeated both the French and the US to make Vietnam completely communist
Lyndon Johnson
President of the US from 1963-1969/ Sent troops to the Vietnam War and created the "War on Poverty" (Medicare, Medicaid, and Head Start)
Mao Zedong
Communist leader of China who led a revolution to defeat Nationalist Leader Chiang Kai Shek/ became leader of the People's Republic of China
Chiang Kai Shek
General and leader of Nationalist China after 1925/ succeeded Sun Yat-sen as head of the Guomindang and became a military dictator whose major goal was to crush the communist movement led by Mao Zedong/ ultimately failed and fled to Taiwan
