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"containment of communism" |
guiding principle of American foreign policy throughout the Cold War |
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Iron Curtain |
Eastern European countries taken over by the Soviet Union as part of treaty agreement |
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Satellite Countries |
countries governed by the USSR |
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U.S.S.R. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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CIA |
formed in 1947 U.S. Secret spy organization in World and Domestic Affairs |
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KGB |
Secret Soviet spy organization |
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United Nations |
created for the Nations of the world to try and prevent further global wars |
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Truman Doctrine |
foreign policy by President Truman "containment" of communism assist countries threatened by communist takeover |
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Marshall Plan |
plan to rebuild Europe and economies after the war prevent the spread of communism |
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Berlin Airlift |
Stalin had blockaded supplies to West Berlin Truman authorized goods air dropped to them |
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Arms Race |
Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb U.S. builds its atomic weapon arsenal **There are now two nuclear superpowers |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defensive alliance among U.S. and western European countries to prevent Soviet invasion of Europe **Peace time military alliance |
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Mao's Revolution |
Communist party in China wins civil war Mao Zedong becomes leader of China |
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Korean War |
"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 |
theory that if one country falls to communism they will all fall
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Warsaw Pact |
Soviet allies in Eastern Europe |
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Sputnik |
1st Satellite launched by the USSR |
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Cuban Revolution |
communist party takes over Cuba |
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Fidel Castro |
communist leader of Cuba Died Nov. 2016 |
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U2 Spy Incident |
U.S. spy plane pilot Gary Powers is shot down over Russia and put into Soviet prison Traded for a Soviet spy |
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Responses to threat of Atomic bombs in U.S. |
"Duck and Cover" people build bomb shelters |
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McCarthyism |
used to describe the "witch hunts" led by Joseph McCarthy to find communists |
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Alger Hiss and Rosenbergs |
convicted on spying and telling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union |
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Joseph McCarthy |
senator from Wisconsin spearheads the search for communists in the U.S. |
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John F. Kennedy |
President of the U.S. 1961-1963 Assassinated Nov. 1963 in Dallas, TX |
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Bay of Pigs Invasion |
CIA trained Cuban exiles to go back and take Cuba back from Castro Failed |
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Cuban Missile Crisis |
Soviet Union places missiles in Cuba U.S. is worried that they will attack them |
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Vietnam War |
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 |
granted President Johnson use of broad military powers to send troops without declaration of war |
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Vietnamization |
policy adopted by Nixon replace American troops with South Vietnamese troopw |
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Effects of Vietnam war on Veterans |
58,000 killed 300,000 wounded return home with psychological problems |
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26th Amendment |
18 year olds can vote |
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War Powers Act, 1973 |
President must notify Congress 48 hours before sending troops |
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Richard Nixon |
President of the U.S. reopens diplomatic relations with China Vietnamization |
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Camp David Accords |
Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel Arranged by President Jimmy Carter |
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Glasnost |
openness of government and freedoms in Soviet Union |
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Perestroika |
economic restructuring away from Communism |
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Factors that led to the Collapse of the Soviet Union |
Fast paced reforms Rise of Nationalist feelings Economic inefficiency The cost of competition with U.S. |
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Ronald Reagan |
President of the U.S. "Open this gate and tear down this wall!" Increased military and economic pressure on Soviet Union |
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Communist countries |
North Korea China Vietnam Cuba |
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Post-Cold War Policies |
Foreign aid Humanitarian aid Support for human rights |
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George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) |
Fall of communism in Eastern Europe Yugoslavia collapse Germany reunification Operation Desert Storm Persian Gulf |
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Persian Gulf War |
1990-1991 First time women serve in combat roles |
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William (Bill) Clinton (1993-2001) |
Diplomatic relations with Vietnam Lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa NATO action in Yugoslavia NAFTA |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement Between U.S., Canada, and Mexico stimulates the economy |
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George W. Bush (2001-2008) |
Terrorist Attacks on U.S. 9/11/2001 War in Afghanistan War in Iraq |