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15 Cards in this Set
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Domino Theory
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if one country fell to communism, then it when be a chain reaction
stated during the Truman Doctrine of March 12, 1947 |
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Truman Doctrine
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March 12, 1947
significance: precursor of thrust of US aide Harry Truman speech - announced fear of Domino Theory called for 4 million $ in aide to Greece and Turkey |
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European Recovery Program
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1948-1952
official name of the Marshall Plan initial idea came from Kennan's idea of containment Molotov invited to discussion in Paris but soon pulled out and rejected the ERP significance: sparked wave of European Industrialization, boosted US economy, caused serious inflation |
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Molotov Plan
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poor substitute in Eastern Germany of the Marshall Plan
system created by the Soviet Union in 1947 in order to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe |
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
established April 4, 1949 Belgium, Britain, Canada, US, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal provided for mutual assistance should any one member of the alliance be attacked |
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NSC-68
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April 1950; National Security Council Paper in response to
1st nuclear bomb produced by Soviet Union which made a lot of assumptions and greatly exaggerated the threat of the Soviet Union; NSC 68 recommended a massive military buildup |
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Syngman Rhee
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president of south Korea in 1948. Loses election in 1960 and exiles to Hawaii
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Aug-Oct 1944; foundation of UN charter; mtg in Washington DC mansion; USSR, China, US attended
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"Zero Option"
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Nov. 18,1981; Regan's proposal to the Soviet Union to get medium range missiles out of Europe
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Aswan High Dam Project
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dam on Nile River; completed between 1960-1970; Nassar's project (Egypt leader); helped with electricity and agriculture
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"On the People's Democratic Dictatorship"
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Mao speech; June 1949; plan for unifying the country
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Fulgencio Batista
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corrupt dictator of Cuba (1940-1959); US ally that promoted casinos and prostitution; overthrown by Castro in 1959.
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China Aid Act of 1948
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US gives Shek massive aide during Chinese civil war; backfires b/c arms fall into communist hands
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Erno Gero
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Hungarian communist leader briefly in office in 1956
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Geneva Peace Accords
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signed by France and Vietnam; summer 1954; temporarily partitioned Vietnam at the 17th parallel until elections were held to unify the country
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