Cold War

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Proxi Wars

Back 1

Small battles

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U.S.S.R.

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

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Buffer Zone

Back 3

A neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations.

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Soviet Actions

Back 4

Defensive not aggressive.

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Truman Doctrine

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If a country tries containing communism, the U.S. gives them money and supplies.

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Domino Theory

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If one nation gets caught up in communism another one will and another and another...

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Marxist Leninism

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Idea for world communism which motivated Soviet.

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Shah

Back 8

Leader of Iran who the U.S. put in charge.

Front 9

Iran Hostage Crisis

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College students break into the U.S. embassy and take Americans as hostages for almost a year.

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Mujahedin

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Group of young adults who were freedom fighters. They were trained by the CIA and then became the Taliban.

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Iraq and Iran War

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Sadan becomes leader of Iraq, is told to have proxi war with Iran.

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Marshall Plan

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Created by George C. Marshall, plan to rebuild Europe. It costed 13 billion.

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Department of Defense

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Navy, Army, combined. Air Force became major third military branch.

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James Forestal

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1st Secretary of Defense.

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Secretary of Defense old name

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Secretary of War.

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Joint-Chiefs of Staff

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Coordinates Military Activities.

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National Security Council

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Coordinates activities of Department of State and Defense and advises U.S. pres.

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Central Intelligence Agency

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Branch of NSC to correlate and evaluate intelligence activity internationally which related to national security.

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NSC Order 68

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NSC wants to increase U.S. defense 4x, ignores it, Korean crisis happens, order returns, 13% of GNP is on defense.

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Selective Service Act

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June 1948, draft required registration of men ages 18-25

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Who gave the speech Iron Curtain?

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Churchill

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Berlin Airlift

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West airlifted supplies between West Germny and 2,100,000 Berlin residents.

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N.A.T.O.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Allies way of defending themselves aganst Soviet.

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Article V (5)

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An attack on one Ally is an attack on all.

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How did Korea divide?

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On the 38th parallel.

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South Korea

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U.S. Navy and Air Force defends it.

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Seoul

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Falls to North Korea.

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur

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Designated commander of UN forces. He asks Truman for permission to drop atomic bomb on China, Truman says no and fires him.

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DMZ

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Demilitarized zone, which was established on the 38th parallel.

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Fear of Communist Party

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80,000 Americans joined Communist party. Federal officials found stolen classified docs were given to Pro-Communist Magazine.

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House Committe on Un-American Activities

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Investigated people to see if they were communists.

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Ronald Reagan

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President, told HUAC to go to Hollywood to find the Communists.

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Hollywood Ten

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10 witnesses refused to testify before Congress.

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Blacklists

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500 were condemned and interigated, they lost their jobs.

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Alger Hiss

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Convicted of perjury for passing secret document.

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Ethel and Julius Rosenburg

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Minor activists in American communism. Found guilty, got the electric chair.

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McCarthyism

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Suggests 205 unknowns communists had infiltrated State Department to shape American foreign policy.

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Arthur Miller

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Pens The Crucible

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Brinkman ship

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USSR exploded theirs in August 1953, arms race begins.

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MAD

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Mutually Assured Destruction, both countries will be destroyed.