U.S. Secretary of State from 1949-1953 and primary advisor for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War

American diplomat stationed in Russia, and advocate of Truman’s communism containment policy...via the Long Telegram,

Contrasting plan of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, created by the USSR to provide aid to Eastern European countries under its sphere of influence 

Carried out the actual investigations of claims of communism in the US made against public and private citizens alike. 

Site of the deployment of UN forces on Korean soil - the resulting battle marked one of the first victories for South Korea and its allies 

States that are formally recognized as independent but are unofficially controlled by another country through political, economic, or military means 

Truman believed communism began in susceptible, impoverished countries, so to support his policy of containment he provided aid to these countries (this plan also held possible economic benefits for the US) 

Cold war organization established by the USSR to monitor and influence the political status of their satellite states (how they implemented communism, help with elections of communists).    

Accused of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union - eventually discovered, tried, charged with conspiracy to commit espionage, and executed 

Capital city of South Korea

Considered the physical boundary between Korea and China

Chief of Staff under FDR and Truman; he later served as Secretary of State under Truman, as well as advocated for the reconstruction of Europe