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47 Cards in this Set
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When was the cold war
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1945-89
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Why was it a cold war
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No fighting
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Who was involved
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Us and soviet union
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Why was it fought
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Mistrust arms race and tension
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What were the causes of the cold war
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Eastern Europe taken by su, germany was divided, atomic weapons, churchhill gave his iron curtain speech, capitalism vs communism
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What happens to germany
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Split into west and east germany
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What was east germany
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Su communist
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What was west germany
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Usa
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Where was berlin
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In east germany
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What happened to berlin
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Berlin was split into east and west berlin
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What was west berlin
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Free whichlead to the berli wall
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What happens in 1948
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Berlin blockade
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What happens in 1949
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US response cia created
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What was US foreign policy
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Containment – George keenan stop it from spreading
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What is the Truman doctrine
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US will help any nation fighting communism
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How did us fight against the berlin blockade
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Airlifted
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What was sec of state George marshell’s plan
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US will rebuild Europe because us didn’t want Europe to become communist
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Why did the berlin blockade stop
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Made Russia look bad and 3rd world countries were choosing sides
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What was NATO
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North atlantic treaty organization in western Europe and US first peacetie agreement
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What was the domino theory
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Captures and control all little countries
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When was the Korean war
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1950-1953
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Where was korea split
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38th parallel
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What was north korea
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Communist
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What was south korea
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Free
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Who invades who
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North invades south
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How did the un vote
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To send in troops
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What happened the first year
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North almost wins
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What happened the second year
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UN forces back to china
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What happened the third year
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China enters back to 38th parallel
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How many us deaths
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54000
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How many wounded
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100000
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How much debt
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50 billion
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What happens in the election of 1948
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Dem is split three way henry Wallace Truman Thurmond, reo dewey
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What was the great scare of the 1950s
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red scar
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Who was Joseph McCarthy
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Senator blamed people for being communists came up with loyalty oaths McCarthyism
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What did Nixon do
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HUAC house of un-American activities committee, found communist Alger Hess and was convicted of perjury
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Who were the roseburgs
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Executed for giving the A-Bomb to the soviet union
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What happened the election of 1952
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Ike ad Nixon vs Stevenson
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What happened with Nixon during this time
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Blamed for illegal votes, buys tv time and gives “Checker’s speech”
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What was his first mistake
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Chooses chief justice earl warren of cali very liberal
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What happens court wise in 1954
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Brown vs board of education
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What was the result
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Overturns plessy vs furgeson
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When and what was sputnik
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First man made satellite in 1957 russian starts space race
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How does us spy of Russia
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U-2 planes fly over Russia and take pictures
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What was suppose to happen in may 1960
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Ike and krushchev are to meet in paris
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What happens to gary powers
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Caught by Russia, finds out he was a spy and no longer trust ike
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Who was Jackie Robinson
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Broke the color barrier in major league baseball
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