Va/us Hist Sol 13 (After Wwii)

Front 1

"containment of communism"

Back 1

guiding principle of American foreign policy throughout the Cold War

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Iron Curtain

Back 2

Eastern European countries taken over by the Soviet Union as part of treaty agreement

Front 3

Satellite Countries

Back 3

countries governed by the USSR

Front 4

U.S.S.R.

Back 4

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Front 5

CIA

Back 5

formed in 1947

U.S. Secret spy organization in World and Domestic Affairs

Front 6

KGB

Back 6

Secret Soviet spy organization

Front 7

United Nations

Back 7

created for the Nations of the world to try and prevent further global wars

Front 8

Truman Doctrine

Back 8

foreign policy by President Truman

"containment" of communism

assist countries threatened by communist takeover

Front 9

Marshall Plan

Back 9

plan to rebuild Europe and economies after the war

prevent the spread of communism

Front 10

Berlin Airlift

Back 10

Stalin had blockaded supplies to West Berlin

Truman authorized goods air dropped to them

Front 11

Arms Race

Back 11

Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb

U.S. builds its atomic weapon arsenal

**There are now two nuclear superpowers

Front 12

NATO

Back 12

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Defensive alliance among U.S. and western European countries to prevent Soviet invasion of Europe

**Peace time military alliance

Front 13

Mao's Revolution

Back 13

Communist party in China wins civil war

Mao Zedong becomes leader of China

Front 14

Korean War

Back 14

"Police Action"

U.S. and U.N. members sent troops to defend South Korea from being invaded by North Korea

Stop the spread of communism into South Korea

Stalemate at 38th parallel

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Domino Theory

Back 15

theory that if one country falls to communism they will all fall

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Warsaw Pact

Back 16

Soviet allies in Eastern Europe

Front 17

Sputnik

Back 17

1st Satellite launched by the USSR

Front 18

Cuban Revolution

Back 18

communist party takes over Cuba

Front 19

Fidel Castro

Back 19

communist leader of Cuba

Died Nov. 2016

Front 20

U2 Spy Incident

Back 20

U.S. spy plane pilot Gary Powers is shot down over Russia and put into Soviet prison

Traded for a Soviet spy

Front 21

Responses to threat of Atomic bombs in U.S.

Back 21

"Duck and Cover"

people build bomb shelters

Front 22

McCarthyism

Back 22

used to describe the "witch hunts" led by Joseph McCarthy to find communists

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Alger Hiss and Rosenbergs

Back 23

convicted on spying and telling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union

Front 24

Joseph McCarthy

Back 24

senator from Wisconsin

spearheads the search for communists in the U.S.

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John F. Kennedy

Back 25

President of the U.S. 1961-1963

Assassinated Nov. 1963 in Dallas, TX

Front 26

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Back 26

CIA trained Cuban exiles to go back and take Cuba back from Castro

Failed

Front 27

Cuban Missile Crisis

Back 27

Soviet Union places missiles in Cuba

U.S. is worried that they will attack them

Front 28

Vietnam War

Back 28

American involvement reflects "containment" policy

Try to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam

Unpopular in the United States (Protests)

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Back 29

granted President Johnson use of broad military powers to send troops without declaration of war

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Vietnamization

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policy adopted by Nixon

replace American troops with South Vietnamese troopw

Front 31

Effects of Vietnam war on Veterans

Back 31

58,000 killed 300,000 wounded

return home with psychological problems

Front 32

26th Amendment

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18 year olds can vote

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War Powers Act, 1973

Back 33

President must notify Congress 48 hours before sending troops

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Richard Nixon

Back 34

President of the U.S.

reopens diplomatic relations with China

Vietnamization

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Camp David Accords

Back 35

Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

Arranged by President Jimmy Carter

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Glasnost

Back 36

openness of government and freedoms in Soviet Union

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Perestroika

Back 37

economic restructuring away from Communism

Front 38

Factors that led to the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Back 38

Fast paced reforms

Rise of Nationalist feelings

Economic inefficiency

The cost of competition with U.S.

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Ronald Reagan

Back 39

President of the U.S.

"Open this gate and tear down this wall!"

Increased military and economic pressure on Soviet Union

Front 40

Communist countries

Back 40

North Korea

China

Vietnam

Cuba

Front 41

Post-Cold War Policies

Back 41

Foreign aid

Humanitarian aid

Support for human rights

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George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)

Back 42

Fall of communism in Eastern Europe

Yugoslavia collapse

Germany reunification

Operation Desert Storm

Persian Gulf

Front 43

Persian Gulf War

Back 43

1990-1991

First time women serve in combat roles

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William (Bill) Clinton (1993-2001)

Back 44

Diplomatic relations with Vietnam

Lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa

NATO action in Yugoslavia

NAFTA

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NAFTA

Back 45

North American Free Trade Agreement

Between U.S., Canada, and Mexico

stimulates the economy

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George W. Bush (2001-2008)

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Terrorist Attacks on U.S. 9/11/2001

War in Afghanistan

War in Iraq