PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SPREAD OF COMMUNISM AND THE RESULTING CONFLICTS
š„Satellite Nationsš„
Communist nations in Eastern Europe under the USSR's control
š„Containmentš„
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
š„Truman Doctrineš„
American policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology/ Eastern Europe/ mainly helped Greece and Turkey
š„Chinese Civil Warš„
war between communist Mao Zedong and nationalist Chaing Kai Shek/communists took over and forced the nationalists to retreat to Taiwan
š„Iron Curtainš„
political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe/ term became popular by Winston Churchill
š„People's Republic of Chinaš„
Communist government of mainland China/ proclaimed in 1949 following military success of Mao Zedong over forces of Chiang Kai Shek and the Guomindang.
