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Truman doctrine |
1947 declaration that stated that the united states would militarily support nations that were being threatened by communism. Created initially to stem the tide of communism in Greece and Turkey.
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Containment |
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world. |
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Marshall Plan |
The united states gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of WWII in order to prevent the spread of the soviet communism. |
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Berlin Aircraft |
response to a soviet blockade of allied controlled sections of Berlin, successfully brought food and medicine supplies to allied controlled areas of Berlin |
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HUAC |
congress committee that investigated communists influence in the united states in the 1940s and 1950s |
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McCarthyism |
the "witch hunt" for communists in the united states government during the 1950s |
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Venona Papers |
a secret collaboration of the united states and the united kingdom intelligence agencies involving decoding messages sent by the soviet union, the majority during WWII. |
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Brinkmanship |
policy of using the threat of a nuclear war in order to protect national interests. |
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Sputnik |
first artificial satellite to orbit earth, launched by the soviet union in 1957. the U.S responded by creating N.A.S.A and the National Defense Education Act |
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Thurgood Marshall |
lawyer, civil rights activist and first african american justice appointed to the supreme court. |
