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42 Cards in this Set
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Potsdam Conference
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The victors of the Second World War met at Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin, to discuss the aftermath of the war.
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Iron Curtain
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Term by Winston Churchill used to describe the buffer states of Eastern Europe put up between the West and Russia.
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An alliance between the Western countries pledging to come to anothers aid.
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1948 Election
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Truman suprised the pollsters and won the election by inciting a sense of appreciation for the work of the Democratic party.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Leader of U.S. forces in the Pacific. Was in command during the Korean War. Thought that the U.S. should forcibly seize all of Korea to keep the Communists out.
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"Self Determination"
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The idea that the people of each country should decide what type of government they will have.
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Lend Lease Act
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The United States lent out money and supplies to countries throughout the world. The lending stopped for many, including the Soviet Union after the war ended.
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Taft-Hartley Act
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Was meant to correct the imbalance in labor-management relations by banning certain union activities. It was vetoed by Taft, but Congress overruled him.
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McCarthyism- Joseph McCarthy
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Senator who claimed to lists of people in high up government positions who were communist. Accusations were false and he got himself in trouble.
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Adlai Stevenson
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The Democratic candidate in the Election of 1952. His appeal was limited to extreme liberals and he lost to Eisenhower.
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CIA-covert actions
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The CIA worked around the world to make sure the United States remained influential. They supported a coup in Iran. Intervened in Guatamela. And sided with Christians in Lebanon in a fight against the Muslims.
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Sputnik
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The first artificial sattelite. Shocked the United States because if the Soviet Union can launch stuff into space, how far away is Washington?
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Francis Gary Powers--U-2--"Open Skies"
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The pilot of a U-2 spy plane. The Soviet Union now knew that the United States was spying on them. Eisenhower tried to negotiate to allow both countries to fly spy planes over each other. The Russians would not have it.
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ICBM's
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Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, developed by both sides to be able to blow the other side off the map.
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Bernard Baruch
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A financier appointed by Truman to create a plan for nuclear weapons. The Baruch plan worked to preserve the American monopoly on nukes.
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George Marshall
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Secretary of State who developed the Marshall Plan. The plan was to give all of the European countries massive amounts of money to revive the economy.
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Dean Acheson
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Undersecretary of state who was given a free hand in American diplomacy. He was one of three men who developed a containment policy, to contain communism.
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George Kennan
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A foreign service officer who knew a lot about Russia. Helped formulate the containment policy.
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Andrei Gromyko
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Played a role in negotiating an end to the Cuban missile crisis.
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Chiang Kai-Sheik
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Leader of the nationalist Chinese forces in a fight against the communist forces.
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Mao Tse-Tung
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Leader of the Communist forces of China. Took over the country and forced the natioinalist forces to Formosa.
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Ho Chi Minh
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The communist leader that took control of North Vietnam from the French.
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Vietminh
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The communist forces that ousted the French and established communist North Vietnam.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Leader of the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. His programs to better the lives of the people were ineffective and he was in command during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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NSC-68
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A national defense policy drawn up to remilitarize the United States so it could stand up to the Soviet Union in a conventional war.
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National Security Council
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A council of secretaries created to advise the president on all matters of national security.
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National Security Act 1947
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Established the Department of Defense to control the armed forces.
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Containment
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The policy of confronting communism and supporting those who stood against it to prevent "Soviet expansionism."
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Marhsall Plan
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The plan created by George Marshall to give all European countries large amounts of money to revive their economies.
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Suez Canal
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A large canal used to ship goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean without going around Africa.
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Gamal Nasser
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The leader of Egypt during the Suez crisis.
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Alger Hiss
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Was accused of being a Soviet agent committing acts of espionage.
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Truman Doctrine
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The policy of supporting those who are resisting outside pressure.
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Berlin Airlift
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The American effort to keep Berlin supplied by airlift when the Soviets blockaded the city.
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Kim Il-Sung
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The communist leader of North Korea and commander during the Korean War.
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38th Parallel
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The border between North and South Korea. The most heavily militarized border in the world.
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
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An American family who was discovered to be guilty of acts of espionage.
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Klaus Fuchs
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Sent information regarding the Allied nuclear project to the Soviet Union, allowing Russia to develop their own atomic program.
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Election of 1952
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Eisenhower beat Stevenson in the election due his popularity as commander and chief of the armed forces. Republicans took control of the government for the first time in decades.
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Military Industrial Complex
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A term coined by Eisenhower. He said to watch out to make sure the military did not take control of the country.
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Council of Economic Advisers
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A council to advise the president on issues regarding the economy.
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John Foster Dulles
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The secretary of state under Eisenhower who consulted with the President and made all of the public appearances.
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