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| Cold War | An era of high tension and bitter rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union following the end of WWII.
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| Containment | US policy adopted in late 1940s to stop the spread of communism by providing economic and military aid to countries apposing the Soviets.
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| Truman Doctrine | Truman's pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.
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| Marshall Plan | Plan for the Reconstruction of Europe after WWII announced by the US Secretary of State George C.Marshall.
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| Berlin Airlift | From 1948-1949.
It was a program in which US and Britain shipped supplies by air to West Berlin during a Soviet Blockade of all routes to the city.
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| GI Bill | Act that helped veterans make a smooth entry into civilian life by providing money for attending college or advanced job training.
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| Baby Boom | A dramatic rise in the birthrate following WWII.
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| Iron Curtain | Term coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe an imaginary line dividing communist countries in the Soviet Bloc from countries in Western Europe during the Cold Wa
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| Fair Deal | Plan proposed by President Truman that included a number of programs in the tradition of the New Deal.
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| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
International organization. Reduced tariffs and other barriers to trade.
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| Hollywood Ten | Hollywood writers and directors who were though to be radicals and called before HUAC. The refused to cooperate and send to short term prison.
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| House of Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC) | Committee formed in the House of Representatives in 1930s to investigate radical groups in the US. Focus on the threat of communism in the US during WWII and Cold War.
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| McCarthyism | The name critics gave to Joseph McCarthy's tactic of spreading tear and making baseless charges.
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| 38th Parallel | Line of latitude which divides North and South Korea.
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