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APUSH Chapter 37

APUSH 2014/2015

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Harry S. Truman succeeded FDR upon his death; made the decision to use the atomic bombs against Japan
George F. Kennan "father of containment"; key figure during the Cold War
Douglas MacArthur supreme Allied commander during the Cold War
Dean Acheson Secretary of State, accused by McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy Republican senator who led a campaign to root out Communists
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg arrested in 1950 and executed in 1953; convicted of spying for the Soviets
Benjamin Spock physician who supported the baby boom
J. Strom Thurmond Southern segregationist who led the "Dixiecrat" campaign
Henry Wallace campaigned as a pro-Soviet liberal which split the Democratic party
Thomas Dewey Republican presidential nominee in 1944
Adlai Stevenson democratic candidate who ran against Eisenhower in 1952; lost
Dwight Eisenhower president during WWII
Richard M. Nixon committee member of the House of Reps and on the Council of Un-American activities
Yalta Conference FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War
Nuremberg Trials series of trials in 1945 conducted by the International Military Tribunal; former Nazi leaders were charged
iron curtain political barrier that isolated Eastern Europe post-WWII
Berlin airlift joint effort by Britain and the US to fly food and supplies into West Berlin
containment foreign policy developed by George Kennan; claimed the only way to stop Russian expansion was to contain it
Truman doctrine 1947; pledged to provide US military and economic aid to any nation threatened by communism
Marshall Plan US plan to revive war-torn economies in Europe; offered $13 billion in aid to western and southern Europe
National Security Act A congressional legislation that would authorize the president to arrest and detain suspected persons in an internal security crisis. It was a reflection of the fear during the period of anti-communists like McCarthy.
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