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15 Cards in this Set
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Main Countries Involved
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U.S., Soviet Union
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Cold War
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period of conflict, tension and competition between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the mid-1940s until the 1990s
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Containment
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A policy aimed at controlling the spread of communism around the world; developed during the Truman Administration
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II
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Yalta Conference
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(February 1945) the Allies attempted to define the framework for a post-war settlement in Europe but could not reach a firm consensus
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Potsdam Conference
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Conference where serious differences emerged over the future development of Germany and Eastern Europe
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National Security Act
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(1947) created a unified Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the National Security Council; these would become the main bureaucracies for US policy in the Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
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Gave money to help rebuild Western Europe and other countries
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Marshall Plan
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An extension of the Truman Doctrine
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Kruschev
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New Soviet Leaser after Stalin
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Eisenhower
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President who succeeded Truman during the Cold War
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Warsaw Pact
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Formal alliance between the Soviets and Eastern European Communist states to battle German rearmament
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McCarthey
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Alleged a communist conspiracy in the U.S and engaged in a massive witch hunt
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Detente
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A de-escalating of tensions through diplomacy and confidence- building measures
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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President Kennedy's response to installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba; it consisted of a naval blockade and show of force whereby
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