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Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Vocabulary

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Satellite State Independent nation under control of a powerful state.
Cold War 46-year struggle between the US and Russia.
Iron Curtain Border between satellite states and Western Europe.
Truman Doctrine Truman's promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements.
George F. Kennan American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union.
Containment To keep communism contained within its existing borders.
Marshall Plan Gave $13 billion in grants and loans to nations in Western Europe.
Berlin Airlift Supplies were flown into Berlin due to Stalin blocking off roads.
NATO Provided military alliance to counter Soviet expansion.
Warsaw Pact Formation of a rival military alliance with Soviet Russia and its satellite states.
Jiang Jieshi Nationalist leader who fought against Mao Zedong in a civil war.
Mao Zedong Fought against Jiang Jieshi in a civil war.
38th Parallel Latitude coordinate wear Korea was split into two.
Douglas MacArthur Planned to drive the invaders from South Korea.
Limited War War fought to achieve specific goals.
SEATO Defensive alliance formed to prevent the spread of communism.
Arms Race Contest for more powerful weapons.
Mutually Assured Destruction Threat that they're assured to be destroyed many times over by their weapons.
John Foster Dulles Experienced diplomat who had helped form the United Nations.
Massive Retaliation US would retaliate to communism with overwhelming force and maybe nuclear weapons.
Brinkmanship Belief that only by going to the brink of war could the US protect its allies, discourage communist aggression, and prevent war.
Nikita Khrushchev New head of Soviet Russia.
Nationalize Placing under government control.
Suez Crisis Used as an excuse for Britain and France to gain control over the Suez Canal.
Eisenhower Doctrine US would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism.
CIA Intelligence gathering organization.
NASA Coordinated the space-related efforts of American scientists and the military.
Red Scare The scare of communism.
Smith Act Made to cripple the Communist Party in the US.
HUAC Investigated possible subversive activities by fascists, Nazis, or communists.
Hollywood Ten Group of left-wing writers, directors, and producers refused to answer questions, asserting their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
Blacklist List of people who should not be hired because of suspected communist ties.
Alger Hiss Had been educated at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Law School.
Julius and Ethal Rosenberg From the poor, lower east side of Manhattan. Their crimes linked them in the public's imagination.
Joseph R. McCarthy Charged that the State Department was infested with communist agents.
McCarthyism McCarthy's brand of anticommunism.
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