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Cold War

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Philosophical "wall" of Soviet domination and oppression iron curtain
US policy of resistance to Soviet attempts at expanding communism containment
competition between the US and the Soviet Union for power and influence in the world cold war
countries subject to soviet domination satellite nations
At Yalta, Roosevelt and churchill clashed with stalin over his refusal to allow elections in.... Poland
The Soviet Union wanted to rebuild after the war in ways that would ... protect its own interests
After the war, the SU quickly took control of .... several Eastern Eruropean countries
Stalin was determined that Germany would never.... threaten his nation again.
For nearly 50 years, the Cold War was characterized by.... political conflict and military tensions
President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine in response to... Stalin's demands at the Potsdam Conference
Committee that probed the govt for Communist infiltration HUAC
A military alliance between the SU and its satellite nations Warsaw Pact
American financial aid program for helping WEstern Europe recover MArshall Plan
Means of transporting supplies around a Soviet blockade Berlin airlift
What was one goal of the Marshall plan? to create stable domocracies that could resist communism
Why did the SU try to force the Allies to abandon West Berlin? to close an escape route to the West
Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949? to protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression
How did Truman react to the USSR's deployment of an atomic bomb? He gave approval for the US development of an even more powerful bomb.
What did some members of Congress call for after China fell to Mao Zedong's forces? the protection of the rest of Asia.
What was one result of the federal govt hunt for Communists? Some people's civil rights were violated.
One major event that led up to the Korean War was.... the Chinese Civil war
Which country controlled Korea for much fo the first half of the 20th century? a Southern pro American govt and a Northern pro-Communist govt.
Americans thought the invasion by North Korea was initiated (started) by..... the Soviet Union
General MacArthur favored breaking the stalemate in the war by... pulling out of Korea altogether.
What was the final resolution of the Korean War? The dividing line stayed about the same.
Senator Joseph McCarthy's power faded shortly after he... appeared on TV in the Army-McCarthy hearings.
Under Pres. Eisenhower, the US acted to oppose.... Soviet influence in the middle east.
When Fidel Castro seized American property in Cuba, Eisenhower.... halted exports to Cuba
Because of its reliance on aircraft to carry nuclear weapons, the US has lagged behind the Soviet Union in.. missile development
The policy of making military power of the US and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack it for fear of retaliation is known as... deterrence
Which event added most to American's shock and fear of attack by the Soviet Union? The U-2 incident
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