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35 Cards in this Set
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Satellite State |
A country hat has been seized by a stronger nation |
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Cold War |
A war that between two countries that is never fought directly on one another |
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Iron Curtain |
Line between democratic states and the Soviet Union |
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Truman Doctrine |
President Truman promising to aid countries struggling against communism
Gave 400$ million |
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George F. Kennan |
Known as "X" Wrote an article on how to contain communism |
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Containment |
Containing communism within its current borders |
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Marshall Plan |
13$ billion over 4 years Gave money and aid to reduce famine, fuel to heat homes, and money to jumpstart the economies |
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Berlin Airlift |
Stalin closed the borders around West Germany Allies had to airlift needed supplies in order to preserve democracy within West Berlin |
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NATO |
Provided the military alliance to stop Soviet expansion Formed in 1949 Stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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Warsaw Pact |
Alliance formed by communist countries as a response to NATO |
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Mao Zedong |
A civil war fought within Korea between democratic ideas and communism |
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38th Parallel |
The line that divides North and South Kora |
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Douglas MacArthur |
Leader of the UN army made up of different countries Thought of a bold plan to attack from a port city that was difficult to land at |
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Limited War |
Fighting to achieve only specific goals |
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Arms race |
Contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons |
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Mutually Assured Destruction |
Hopes of preventing nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another |
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John Foster Dulles |
Eisenhower's secretary of state Experienced UN diplomat Believe communism was the greatest threat to the free world |
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Massive retaliation |
Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to communist threats and aggression |
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Brinkmanship |
Belief that only by going to the brink of war could the US protect itself against communists |
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Nikita Krushchev |
New head of Soviet Union Not as cruel as Stalin |
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Nationalize |
The act of placing land under government control |
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Suez Canal Crisis |
Failed attempt by France, Great Britain, and Israel to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956 US refused to join |
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Eisenhower Doctrine |
The US would use force to help any nation threatened by communism |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency Carried out secret operations in other countries to preserve American interests Aided installment of governments in Iran and Guatemala |
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NASA |
Created by congress to coordinate American space efforts |
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Yalta Conference |
All powers against Axis powers would give Europe free elections |
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Red Scare |
Fear of communists outside and inside the US trying to destroy American life |
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Smith Act |
1940 |
Illegal to teach overthrowing the government |
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HUAC |
House Un-American Activities Committee Group created by congress in order to investigate possible fascists, Nazis, and communists in the US |
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Hollywood Ten |
1947 |
Members of movie industry Put on trial for suspected communists Refused to testify in court (using 5th amendment) |
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Blacklist |
Cant be hired |
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Alger Hiss |
White male, highly educated Government employee Found guilty of being communist, 5 yrs in jail |
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg |
Jewish couple Accused of passing nuclear secrets to soviets
Executed by electric chair in 1953 |
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Joseph McCarthy |
Wisconsin Senator Gave a speech in 1950 accusing 100's of communists within the government Did it to be reelected, list wasn't real Was found out after he accused the whole US army of being communist |
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McCarthyism |
Modern day witch-hunt Anti-communism through extreme and reckless charges |
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