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15 Cards in this Set
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Marshall Plan |
Program under which the U.S. provided funds to help European countries rebuild after WW2 |
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Communism |
Political and Economic system in which the government owns all business and land |
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United Nations |
International organization formed in 1945 to promote peace and conflict |
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suburbs |
Communities just outside or near the edge of a city. |
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Arms Race |
Race to build more and better weapons than the enemy. |
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GI Bill of Rights |
Law passed during WW2 that provided benefits to help veterans return to civilian life. |
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Cold War |
Struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union form the late 1940s to the early 1990s that was fought with ideas, words, and money, with no direct conflict between the two countries. |
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Cuban Missile Crisis |
Tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1962 over nuclear missiles in Cuba. |
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Berlin Wall |
Barrier that divided communist East Berlin from noncommunist West Berlin from 1961 to 1989 |
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Space Race |
Race between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore outer space during the Cold War |
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Red Scare/ McCarthyism |
known for fear and sensationalism of the spread of communism in the U.S. promoted by Senator McCarthy and the mass media. |
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Korean Conflict |
Started when North Korea's communist government invaded South Korea with the intention of reuniting the peninsula under one communist government. |
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NATO |
is a military alliance that was originally established in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union following WW2. |
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Civil Rights |
Rights to the personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th amendment to the Constitution |
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Containment |
The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence. |
