Consequences of the Cold War
a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.”
b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The Berlin airlift
The Korean War
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c. Identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev.
Joseph McCarthy
Nikita Khrushchev
d. Discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War