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Chapter 27 Vocabulary

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Marshall Plan   U. S. Plan developed by George C. Marshall to help boost the economies of European nations after the war  
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Berlin airlift   Truman’s plan to airlift food, fuel, and equipment to Berlin, Germany after the Soviet blockade of the city  
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Cold War   conflict between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II  
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Containment   policy to stop the spread of communism  
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Iron curtain   used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the line of demarcation between Western Europe and the Soviet zone of influence  
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NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance that included Canada, the United States, and ten European nations  
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Truman Doctrine   policy promising aid to countries fighting to maintain democracies  
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Harry Truman   U.S. president from 1945 to 1953  
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Joseph Stalin   Communist dictator of the Soviet Union c. 1924-1953  
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38th parallel   line of latitude dividing North and South Korea  
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Arms race   competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more destructive weapons  
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Korean War   conflict involving U.S.-led UN forces against North Korea and China  
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Space race   competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to lead in space exploration  
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Dwight Eisenhower   U.S. president from 1953-1961; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II  
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Joseph McCarthy   senator who accused many American of having communist ties  
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Mao Zedong   first leader of communist China (1949)  
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Baby boom   a sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following World War II  
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Rock’n’roll   music style based on rhythm and blues that became popular in the 1960's  
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Suburbs   residential areas surrounding a city  
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Elvis Presley   famous American rock’n’roll singer  
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John Kennedy   U.S. president from 1961-1963  
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