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the practice of pursuing an advantageous outcome through dangerous policies, especially in politi

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1957, established that a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it were threatened by an outside state

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confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that began with the Soviet air defense forces shooting down a U.S. U-2 spy plane

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rivalry between the Soviet Union and the U.S. competing for advancement in technology and the exploration of outer space

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the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, In April 1949, the United States , Iceland, Canada, and 9 other european countries pledges mutual assistance against an armed attack and cooperation in military training and strategic planning

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After a day of blockade imposed by the Soviet forces on West Germany, an airlift began flying in food and supplies to Berlin. By September, the airlift was carrying 4,500 tons of supplies a day.

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the non physical political boundary that separated the former Soviet bloc and wester Europe towards the wend of WWII until the end of the Cold War

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in 1961 a force of 1,500 U.S. trained cuban exiles landed in Cuba to try to overthrow the Castro Regime, the invasion was a disaster as it was quickly crushed and many of the attackers were held for ransom

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President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba when it was discovered that the Soviet Union Union was placing nuclear missiles there;the standoff came perilously close to nuclear war, but the Soviet eventually backed down

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this term is applied to a second red scare in the 1950s, senator Joseph McCarthy often accused people in government of being communist with little evidence

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1950-1953, the U.S. and other nations came to the aid of South Korea when they were invaded by Communist North Korea, the war saved South Korea but was unable to dislodge the communist regime of the North

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a plan that provided billions for rebuilding Europe from WWII, this also worked to make communism less appealing in western Europe

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President Truman's application of the containment policy, it called on to the U.S. to "support" free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures

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the basis of the U.S. foreign policy throughout the Cold War the idea was to stop communism from expanding

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fear of growth of communism and communist countries fearing attack

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the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that resulted in violence in Korea and Vietnam and there were many confrontations east to west following WWII

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the United States and its allies vs. the Soviet Union and its supporters (communism vs. anti communism)