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George F. Kennan
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containment doctrine." It simply said the U.S.S.R. was expansionist by nature and but it could be held in check by firm American containment.
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MacArthur
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set up japan
commander of korea operation |
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Yalta Conference
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meeting shaped the Cold War to come. It was highlighted by distrust between the U.S./Britain and the Soviet Union.
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Marshall Plan
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a massive project to lend financial help to rebuild Europe.
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National Security Act
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military reorganized
1.The old War Department was replaced with the Department of Defense; the Sec. of War replaced with the Sec. of Defense. Civilian secretaries would also head the army, navy, and air force. The military heads of each branch were to meet in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2.The National Security Council (NSC) was formed by the The council was to advise the president on security matters. The act also formed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to gather foreign intelligence. |
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white flight
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whites abandoned the inner-cities and moved out to the grass and trees of the suburbs.
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Taft-Hartley Act
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banned "closed shops" (closed to anyone not joining the union).
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McCarran act
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It was to allow the president to arrest and hold suspicious persons during an "internal security emergency." Congress passed the bill over Truman's veto.
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Fair deal
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It was a mini-New Deal. The Fair Deal was to improve housing; increase employment, minimum wage, farm price supports; start a new TVA, and extend Social Security.
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sunbelt
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from California to Florida, began a boom of its own.
1.There was a shift-of-power from the old Northeast and Midwest to the new South and West—from the Frostbelt and Rustbelt to the Sunbelt. 1.Symbolizing this shift, California became the most populous state in the 50's, passing New York. |