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26 Cards in this Set
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Leaders discuss fate of Germany and agree on free elections and splitting Germany into occupational zones
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Yalta Zones
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The "Big Three" that met at the Yalta Conference
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Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
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Primary plan for the US rebuilding countries of Europe and repelling communism after World War I.
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Marshall Plan (Truman)
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Societs block railroad and street access to the West due to western powers combining
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Berlin Blockade (Truman)
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12 members pledged military support to another in case any member was attacked
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Soviet response to NATO
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Warsaw Pact
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Civil war between nationalists and communists
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Chinese Revolution (Truman)
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Speech given after A-bomb development about the "arms race" which leads to the development of the H-Bomb
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"This is now a different world"
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Meeting of "Byfair" to reduce international tensions, however failed to come up with an agreement
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The Geneva Summit (Eisenhower)
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American spy plane shot down over Soviet Union
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U-2 Incident
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HUAC
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House of Un-American Activies, believed commies were sneaking propoganda into films
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US-supported invasion by Cuban exiles with the intent to overthrow Fidel Castro
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Bay of Pigs (Kennedy)
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Confrontation during the Cold War between Soviet Union and US regarding nuclear missiles due to the Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Cuban Missile Crisis (Kennedy)
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Sputnik is the first artificial satellite released into space by the Soviets, which begins this.
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The Space Race (Eisenhower)
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Talks corresponding to armament control between the US and the Soviet Union
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SALT Treaties
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During WWI, who occupied Korea?
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Japan
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After WWI, Korea was divided where?
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38th parallel
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Who occupied the southern section of Korea?
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US
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Who occupied the northern section of Korea after WWI?
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Soviet Union
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Who attacks first?
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North attacks south, causing a UN meeting in which they join military forces
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Who supports the north?
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communists
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What is the North Korean response to the UN?
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Holding the Pusan perimeter
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What is the significance of the US attack on Seoul?
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The UN is able to re-establish the capital and push the north out
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What happens when the Un foreces approach the Yalu River?
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Chinese surprise attack UN and force them behind 38th parallel
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How does MacArthur want to respond to Chinese action?
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Retaliation, nuclear warfare
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How does President Truman want to respond to Chinese action?
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limited warfare
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