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16 Cards in this Set
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The Cold War |
After WWII United States and Soviet Union had a none direct conflict with military |
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United Nation |
A intergovernmental organization |
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Containment |
The blocking of another nation’s attempts to spread influence; communism |
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Iron Curtain |
Separated communist countries-Eastern Europe |
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Truman Doctrine |
A U.S. policy providing economic & military aid to free nations |
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Marshall Plan |
A program that which the U.S. helped supplied economic aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII |
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NATO |
The North Atlantic Treaty intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European countries |
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HUAC |
House un-American Activities committee was an investigative committee of the U.S. House of Representatives |
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Blacklist |
500 actors, writers, producers and directors who weren’t allowed to work on Hollywood because of their communist connections |
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McCarthyism |
Campaign against alleged communist in the U.S. government and other institutions |
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H-bomb |
The hydrogen bomb Stronger than the atomic bomb |
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C.I.A |
Would Wise |
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Joseph Stalin |
Governing the Soviet Union |
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Harry S. Stalin |
33th president of U.S. |
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Yalta Conference |
WWII meeting of the heads of government of U.S. |
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Space Race |
The competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration |
