The Cold War

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Cold War

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A bitter state of indirect conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

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brinkmanship

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that act of being willing to go to war at any moment

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What were two main reasons for the Cold War?

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Mistrust between the two major superpowers and the philosophical differences.

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Why was their mistrust between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in the beginning?

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The U.S. possessed atomic weapons and didn't involve the U.S.S.R., 20 million Russians died in WWII, and the U.S.S.R. did not allow free elections like it agreed.

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Describe the Iron Curtain

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The imaginary border between communism and the free world.

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Explain the policy of containment.

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the wish to contain communism and keep it from spreading throughout the world

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Truman Doctrine and two examples

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the U.S. gave money to those fighting off communism, Greece and Turkey

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Marshal Plan

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help the allies from the previous war with rebuilding, U.S. did this because of the lack of major destruction

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Why did the free world have to save Berlin?

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Stalin had taken it over and was blocking trade routes to it, so the people of Berlin were starving and without supplies.

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How did the U.S. save Berlin? What was this called?

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For about a year, there were nonstop flights to Berlin to provide supplies. This was called the Berlin Airlift

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NATO

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a military alliance between nations in Western Europe, Canada, and America

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Warsaw Pact

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counter of the NATO by USSR to increase control over Eastern Europe

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Moa Zedong

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Chinese communist leader

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Chiang Kai-shik

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nationalist Chinese leader

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What sparked the second Red Scare?

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The USSR developing atomic weapons.

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Senator Joseph McCarthy

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the 'face' of anti-communism in the United States during the second red scare who accused basically everyone, including the government, of being communist

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McCarthyism

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tactic of spreading fear by accusing everyone of being a communist

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How did McCarthy fall?

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He accused the US Army of being communist

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House of Un-American Activities Committee

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formed to investigate communism in the US

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Hollywood Ten

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accused of being communist and thus blackballed in Hollywood

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Ethel and Julien Rosenburg

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helped to form atomic bomb, found guilty of selling secrets to USSR and executed

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police action

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attacking without declaring war

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Korean War

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North Korean troops crossed 38th Parallel to attack South Korea

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What did Douglas MacArthur do?

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He was a US Commander who drove the North Korean troops towards China, causing China to panic and attack the UN.

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How many were killed in the Korean War?

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5.6 million, approximately.

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What happened to Palestine after the Cold War?

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It was divided between the Jews and Palestinians, followed by a war between the groups, resulting in a win for the Jews (Israeli army).

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What was the issue with Egypt during the Cold War?

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The USSR backed them to take control of the Suez canal, causing shipping issues. US pressured sides, avoiding war.

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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stating US would assist any Middle East nation resist a communist take over

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Hydrogen bomb

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new bomb that was way more powerful than the atomic bomb

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ICBM

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Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, can hit from thousands of miles away

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Nuclear Subs

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bring bombs and missiles closer to target in a hidden fashion

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What is the significance of Fidel Castro?

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he took over Cuba in 1959 as a communist leader

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Bay of Pigs

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put rebels in Cuba, rebels caught quickly, embarrassing US and JFK.

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Berlin Wall

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built around city of west Berlin, separating families and symbolizing the Cold War

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What were some significant events of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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US planes see missile silos and boats with missiles heading for Cuba, enact a blockade, USSR refuses to stop, nuclear war stopped within 2 minutes of firing missiles, US removes missiles from Turkey, USSR removes missiles from Cuba. Khrushchev removed from office.

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Salt Treaty I

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restrains arms in fear of Nuclear War