GEHS U.S. History - Cold War Terms
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| Truman Doctrine | show 🗑
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| show | A time of political tension and military rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union following WW II.
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| show | US foreign policy followed during the Cold War that sought to prevent the expansion of Soviet Communism
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| Marshall Plan | show 🗑
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| show | A program in which the United States and Britain shipped supplies by air to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade of all routes to the city; lasted from 1948-1949.
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| show | Took over China in a communist revolt and est. the People's Republic of China in 1959
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| Yalta Conference | show 🗑
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| Iron Curtain | show 🗑
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| Containment | show 🗑
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| show | The communist nations closely allied with the Soviet Union
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| show | Soviets blocked any road, rail or river entrance into the city of Berlin.
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| Chiang Kai-Shek | show 🗑
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| U-2 incident | show 🗑
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| show | Used to divide Korea into Northern and Southern territories. Decided upon during the Yalta Conference and gave Communists control of the North and Capitalists control of the South.
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| Korean War | show 🗑
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| show | The original purpose was to defend Western Europe against possible attack by Communist nations, led by the Soviet Union.
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| show | An attempt by Communist nations to counter the rearmament of West Germany. The alliance was dominated by the USSR, which kept strict control over the other countries in the pact.
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| Nikita Khrushchev | show 🗑
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| show | Communist leader of The Soviet Union until his death in 1953. Expanded the scope of Communism as a powerful and murderous dictator.
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| show | U.S. Senator from Wisconsin who accused Americans of being Communists. This tactic of accusing and slandering deepend the fear of Communism among many Americans.
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| show | Commanding General of the United States forces in the Korean War.
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| Harry Truman | show 🗑
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| show | Communist leader of Cuba who ended all ties with the United States. JFK approved the plan to remove Castro from power during the Bay of Pigs Invasion which proved to be an absolute failure.
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