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Chapter 27
Cold War and Postwar Changes
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History
9th Grade
05/27/2012

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Fidel Castro
Definition
led communist forces and seized control of Cuba
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Ho Chi Minh
Definition
led N.Vietnam, communist
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Josef Stalin
Definition
Led USSR, opposed a unified Ger., created the Berlin Blockade
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Marshall Plan
Definition
US gave 12.7B to W. Euro. countries to rebuild their economies; threat
of communist revolutions ended
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Nikita Krushchev
Definition
became the new General Secretary of Russia after Stalin died; big
supporter of space exploration
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policy of containment
Definition
keep communism within its existing borders, prevent/counter all
aggressive moves by the USSR
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satellite
Definition
a nation that is pol. and eco. dependent on another nation
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Truman Doctrine
Definition
US would give $ and military aid to all countries threatened by
Soviet/Communist expansion
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