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Chapter 22

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J. Edgar Hoover Director of FBI
Fallout Deadly radiation
Suez Canal Seized by Egyptians after building. In the Middle East
Demilitarized Zone Zone between North and South Korea
U-2 American spy plane
Duck-and-cover Drills performed by American school children
Satellite nations Communist countries of Eastern Europe
Douglas McArthur In charge of occupying Japan
Warsaw Pact Military alliance with Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
Phillip Wylie Wrote a novel called “Tomorrow” about what life would be like if there was an atomic war
United Nations Organized in 1945, responsible for international peace. Asks members to take military actions to uphold UN resolutions
Potsdam Conference Roosevelt took a stand against heavy reparations and said that Germany’s industry had to be allowed to recover
Iron Curtain Communist Government in Eastern Europe
Long Telegram Containing Soviet expansion
Truman Doctrine President Truman outlined a policy
Marshall Plan Help Western Europe recover
Red Scare Afraid that communists were in America trying to spread communism
Joseph McCarthy Anti-communist witch hunt. Said he had a list of communists employed by US government
Military industrial complex Relationship military and defence industry, incharge of military spending
Prevent countries from allying with Soviet Union CIA has covert operations to keep communism from spreading
Describe the effects of the Cold War on American popular culture in the 1950’s. What were some of the themes that writers of literature, music, film, and television used to express their thoughts about the Cold War? American popular culture wanted to show concern about communism and the threat of nuclear war. This was shown through films of espionage, spies, and novels like “Tomorrow” and “Hiroshima.”
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