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nato
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north atlantic treaty organization
-prevent wwIII anyone attacks member, considered all memebers |
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national security act
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1947
1. merges war and naval departments 2.National Security Council created 3.Oss becomes CIA |
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Taft-Hartley act
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1947 over veto
1.no closed shops 2.dues out of paycheck 3.union leaders swear not commies 4.union $cant go polit. campaign 5.pres. can issue injunction for 80 days |
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election of 1948
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democrat:Truman
southern demo(dixiecrat)Thurmond republican:Dewey "give em hell harry" |
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fair deal
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Trumans
1.increase min. wage 2.more ppl get social security 3.continue flood control 4.low income housing 5.universal healthcare |
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truman doctrine
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1947
to keep communism from spreading |
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marshall plan
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give $ to rebuild Europe
avoid WW III |
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MAD
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Mutually Assured Destruction
-never use nuclear weapons on Soviet Union, would retaliate-->end of world) |
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spies
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Alger Hiss (gave secret documents to soveit union)
Klaus Fuchs(gave SU secrets for a bomb) Rosenburgs(give info on a bomb) killed |
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china
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commies=Mao Tse Tung
nationalists=Chiang Kai-Shek |
