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US History Regents Review Packet 7

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WWI   1939-1945 conflict between the Axis Powers and the Allies  
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Blitzkrieg   1939 attack launched by Germany against Poland, beginning WWII  
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Holocaust   Massive genocide of Jews committed by Germans during WWII  
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Cash and Carry Act   WWII US policy allowing the sale of weapons to Allied countries  
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Lend-Lease Act   WWII US policy of loaning military equipment to Allied countries  
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Destroyer Deal   US trades 50 warships to England during WWII in exchange for permission to build military bases in British territories  
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Pearl Harbor   US Navy base in Hawaii attacked by Japanese bombers in 1941. US enters WWII because of this attack  
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Nuremberg Trials   German leaders tried for crimes against humanity committed during WWII  
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Manhattan Project   US secret program led by J Robert Oppenheimer to build the first atomic bomb  
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Rationing   System used during WWII to conserve resources for the military. Consumers were given coupons to redeem for goods  
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War bonds   Sold to help the US raise money for WWII  
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GI Bill   Gave WWII veterans educational and financial assistance. Also called Servicemen's Readjustment Act  
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Baby Boom   Period of time after WWII when birthrate increased leading to a growth in suburbs and the need for more schools  
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Korematsu v US   1944 Supreme Court ruling that forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII was a reasonable security measure  
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Cold War   1945-1990 Political conflict between the US and Soviet Union based on democracy vs communism. No direct military action  
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Brinksmanship   A period of being on the verge of war between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era  
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Detente   A period of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era  
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Nikita Kruschev   Soviet dictator during the Cold War who began the building of nuclear missile silos in Cuba  
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Arms Race   Buildup of conventional and nuclear weapons during the Cold War  
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Space Race   Competition between the US and the Soviet Union to be the first to successfully launch a satellite  
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Sputnik   The first satellite, created by the Soviet Union  
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Containment Policies   Foreign policies created to stop the spread of communism  
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Truman Doctrine   Containment policy that gave money to Greece and Turkey to help them resist Soviet expansion  
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Marshall Plan   Containment policy that gave $13 billion to Europe to rebuild after WWII  
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Berlin Blockade   Action by Soviet Union to cut off Allies access to West Berlin in an attempt to gain control of the entire city  
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Berlin Airlift   15 month effort by the US to fly over Berlin and drop food, medical supplies, etc to combat the Berlin Blockade  
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NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization created to provide mutual defense between US, Canada, and several European nations  
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Warsaw Pact   Military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations  
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Collective Security   Mutual military assistance  
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Korean War   1950-1950 civil war between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea, grew to involve US and China.  
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Douglas MacArthur   US general who led the UN troops in the Korean War  
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38th Parallel   The border established between North Korea and South Korea after the Korean War  
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Senator Joseph McCarthy   Led a controversial hunt for communists in the US after WWII. Ruined many people with false accusations  
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House Un-American Activities Committee   Formed 1938 to investigate US citizens accused of activities disloyal to the country. Part of the Red Scare  
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Loyalty Review Board   Established to investigate federal employees for suspicious activities during the Red Scare  
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Spy cases   Alger Hiss case and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case  
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Brown v Board of Education   1954 Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools is illegal  
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Governor Faubus   Arkansas governor who refused to integrate Central High School, requiring Eisenhower to send federal troops  
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Domino Theory   Eisenhower's belief that if one nation in Asia fell to communism, the rest would follow like  
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Communism   A form of government based on the idea of equality of all citizens but in reality, the leader has complete authority  
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Eisenhower Doctrine   US pledge to help Middle Eastern countries resist communism  
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Vietnam War   1955-1975 conflict between communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam, heavy involvement by US  
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Ho Chi Minh   Leader of North Vietnam whose Vietcong military forces invaded South Vietnam, starting the Vietnam War  
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Geneva Conference   1954 agreement that divided Vietnam into two countries after French colonialism ended in Southeast Asia  
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution   1964 Congress lets Johnson take all necessary action to prevent communist takeover of Vietnam without declaring war  
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