The Cold War

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  1. 2. a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, lasting from the end of World War II in 1945 until the early 1990s.
  2. 9. a couple who were executed in 1953 after being convicted of espionage for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
  3. 12. a military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and several European countries to counter the perceived threat from the Soviet Union.
  4. 13. 33rd President of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. He is known for his foreign policy initiatives, including the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, which were aimed at containing the spread of communism.
  5. 14. a period of intense anti-communist sentiment in the United States during the Cold War.
  6. 15. an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among member countries.
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  1. 1. conflict fought between 1950 and 1953 between North Korea, which was backed by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, which was backed by the United States and its allies.
  2. 3. a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between communist and non-communist countries in Europe during the Cold War.
  3. 4. a mission conducted by the United States and its allies in 1948 and 1949 to supply food and other necessities to the citizens of West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the city.
  4. 5. US senator who became famous for his pursuit of suspected communists during the Cold War. He led a period of intense anti-communist sentiment in the US known as the Red Scare.
  5. 6. the latitude line that separates North and South Korea.
  6. 7. a baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
  7. 8. 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. He was a prominent military leader during World War II and is known for his role in founding NATO.
  8. 10. an American general who played a prominent role in World War II and the Korean War. He was later dismissed by President Truman during the Korean War for insubordination.
  9. 11. a US aid program launched in 1948 to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and to prevent the spread of communism.