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Harry S. Truman
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Democratic president 1945-53; "The buck stops here."; showed an extraordinary capacity for quick, effective, yet restrained action
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"The buck stops here."
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sign on Harry Truman's desk; The saying "the buck stops here" derives from the slang expression "pass the buck" which means passing the responsibility on to someone else.
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communism
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system of government where society as a whole (represented by the Commmunist Party) owns and controls property and the means of production (land, labor, capital)
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satellite nations
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nations that were held under Societ domination
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purges
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To get rid of people considered undesirable
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"Iron Curtain"
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used by Winston Churchill in 1946 in a speech in Fulton, Missouri to describe the demarcation (differences) between democratic and communist countries
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buffer zone
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safety zone
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promise of the communists
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to abolish poverty, privilege, and private property; they guaranteed productive work, shelter, education, health care, and a classless society
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guerrilla warfare
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armed bands that are not a part of a regular military unit
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containment
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Truman policy to prevent the further spread of communism; based on the belief that foreign policy goals of the Soviets included conquering other nations
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