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15 Cards in this Set
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What was the "policy of containment" designed to do?
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Stop the spread of communism
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Whay was NATO established?
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to form a defense in response to soviet attack
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Marshall Plan
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Started by the Americans in 1948 to help European nations recover from the effects of WW2
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22nd Amendment
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limited the office of the presidency to two terms
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The Anti-Communist Movement
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Joseph McCathy rose to power portraying himself as the leader.
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What is the purpose of the United Nations and why was it established?
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*Better human rights
*world peace through military force *stop communism |
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What is the Iron Curtain?
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It is a symbol of the division between communist and the democratic governments
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The U-2 Spy plane incident did what to the US?
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It was an embarrassment to the US.
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Korea was politically divided at the 38th parallel because?
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The armistice that ended the Korean War
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The G.I. Bill of Rights offered what to returning veterans?
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low intrest loans
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J. Storm Thurmond was elected by who?
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The Dixiecrats in 1948
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What did President Truman threaten to do the striking workers?
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President Truman threated to draft striking workers.
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What is a Conglomerate?
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A large corporation that owns a smaller companies
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Tupac
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Was not instrumental in the origins of the rock n'roll in the 1950s.
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What contributed to the upset win of Truman?
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Truman campaigned against a "do-nothing" congress.
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