1950's Pd. 4 Padlet Pd. # 1-8 by Brian Powers

Brian Powers - Satellite Nations

bpow — 2026-02-04 16:21:52 UTC

countries that were formally independent dominated by the Soviet Union. They acted as a buffer zone between the USSR and Western Europe.

Molly MaCauley - Containment

2026-02-04 16:29:59 UTC

a U.S. Cold War strategy that prevented the influence of communism spreading around the world.

McCartney Sceski- NATO

2026-02-04 16:30:40 UTC

Western military alliance formed to deter Soviet expansion by promising that all member countries would defend one another if attacked.

Michael Poccia - Marshall Plan

2026-02-04 16:30:57 UTC

a massive U.S. economic aid program launched in 1948 to help rebuild war‑torn Western Europe and prevent the spread of Soviet influence.

Rory Smyth- Berlin Airlift

2026-02-04 16:31:25 UTC

when the U.S. and its allies flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union blocked access during the Cold War.

Emma Achenbach - Iron Curtain

2026-02-04 16:33:15 UTC

fictional barrier that separated the Soviet‑controlled Eastern Bloc from the Western democracies. It limited contact, movement, and information between the two sides. created by Churchill

Ryan Zartman - Cold War

2026-02-05 13:41:36 UTC

a period of political tension, military rivalry, and ideological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.

Truman Doctrine

2026-02-05 15:17:42 UTC

a U.S. foreign policy in 1947 that promised aid to countries threatened by communism.