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History
8th Grade
05/22/2012

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Term
G.I. Bill –
Definition
government money to help veterans with house loans and education
Term
Harry Truman –
Definition
President from 1945 to 1950
Term
Fair Deal –
Definition
Truman’s plan for housing and employment projects
Term
Cold War –
Definition
United States and Soviet Union working against each other without real battle
Term
Berlin Airlift –
Definition
Soviet Union blockades Berlin and United States airlifts supplies to the city
Term
Iron Curtain –
Definition
Churchill’s description of Soviet control over Eastern Europe
Term
Containment –
Definition
policy of stopping the spread of communism around the world
Term
Truman Doctrine –
Definition
United States will aid any group fighting for freedom
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NATO –
Definition
allies of U.S. making up North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Western Europe
Term
Warsaw Pact –
Definition
allies of Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
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