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The Widening of the Cold War, 1949–1955 key terms
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The Widening of the Cold War, 1949–1955
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Jiang Jieshi
Leader of the Nationalist government in China, supported by the US during the Chinese Civil War.
Korean War
A conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the USSR) and South Korea (supported by the US and UN forces).
Cold War
A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies.
Korean War
A conflict between North Korea (with support from China and the USSR) and South Korea (supported by UN forces led by the USA) from 1950 to 1953.
Red Scare
The period of intense fear of communism in the US, particularly during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Iron Curtain
A term used to describe the division between the Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and the Western democracies.
NATO
A military alliance formed in 1949 among Western nations for collective defense against the Soviet Union.
Warsaw Pact
A collective defense treaty established in 1955 among the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies in response to NATO.
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