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23 Cards in this Set
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Alliance between the U.S. and Western Europe
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N.A.T.O
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Plan to rebuild Europe
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Marshall Plan
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Plan to rebuild Europe
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Marshall Plan
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Plan to supply Berlin by planes
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Berlin Aircraft
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Plan to help Greece defeat Communists in Civil War
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Truman Doctrine
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He said an "Iron Curtain" keeps Eastern Europe prisoners
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Churchill
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The idea of building as many nuclear weapons as possible to keep the peace
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M.A.D.
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Period from 1945-1990
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Cold War
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5 permanent members here after WWII
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Security Council
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The ability of one permanent member to stop action by the others
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Veto
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Korea divided here
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38th Parallel
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This country controlled Korea from 1905 until 1945
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Japan
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Capital of South Korea
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Seoul
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Dividing line between North Korea and China
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Yalo River
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Area where UN troops were in a pocket
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Pusan
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Leader of UN forces
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MacArthur
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Brilliant surprise attack here turned Korean War around
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Inchon
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He fired MacArthur
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Truman
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MacArthur wanted to win using this
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atomic bombs
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Armistice meeting held here
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Panmunjom
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Test of wills at this battle
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Pork Chop Hill
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City blockaded by Russians
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Berlin
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Three technologies of the Korean War
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Helicopters, M.A.S.H., & Jet Planes
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