Truman doctrine

1. Truman doctrine • Definition : was an international relations policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech[1] on March 12, 1947, which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Sovietsphere.[2] • Illustration : Characteristics : They helped economically to provide army and self protection. Example: Harry Truman asked for million of dollars to provide for the soviet union.

2. Marshall plan • Definition :was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. • Illustration : Example : Gave resources for rebirth. Characteristics : Help build up what the soviet union had lost.

3. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION • Definition: also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmentalmilitary alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party • Illustration:

4. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

5. BAY OF PIGS

6. SPACE RACE • Illustration : • Definition : was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) for supremacy in space exploration.

7. ARMS RACE • Illustration : • Definition : in its original usage, is a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces. Each party competes to produce larger numbers of weapons, greater armies, or superior military technology in a technological escalation

8. McCarthyism • Illustration : • Definition : is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism

9. HOUSE OF UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE • Illustration: • Definition : was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. It was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

10. POLICY OF DÉTENTE • Definition : The term is often used in reference to the general easing of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1969, as a foreign policy of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called détente; a 'thawing out' or 'un-freezing' at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War. • Illustration :

11. PEACE THROUGH STRENTH • Illustration : • Definition : is an ancient phrase and concept implying that strength of arms is a necessary component of peace

12. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE • Illustration : • Definition : was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983,[1] to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclearballistic missiles.

13. SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT • Illustration : • Definition : It was founded in 2001 by GhassanAndoni, a Palestinianactivist; Neta Golan, an Israeli activist; HuwaidaArraf, a Palestinian-American; and George N. Rishmawi, a Palestinian activist. Adam Shapiro, an American, joined the movement shortly after its founding and is also often considered one of the founders.