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This was the policy created by President Truman to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
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Process where the U.S. resisted communism by extending financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of World War 2.
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The Berlin Airlift was the process of transporting needed supplies to East Berlin.
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Military alliance of 1949 between North American and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy.
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Also known as the Korean Conflict, it was a war fought between North Korea and South Korea (who was aided by the Americans) against Communism from 1950-1953.
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Eradication tool for a dangerous disease that can cause muscles to stiffen and weaken so much that people can become paralyzed.
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This was the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba, and it lasted from 1956-1959.
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Established in 1957 as a direct response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik 1.
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Sputnik was a Russian satellite that initiated the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union because it was the first man-made satellite to be launched into outer-space.
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The Bay of Pigs was the site of the attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces in of April, 1961.
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It was built to close escape routes for East Germans that were attempting to flee the Communist state and Nazi power.
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This was a war fought between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
