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Cold War
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11/09/2011

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Satellite nation
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conuitries dominated by the Soviet Union.
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containment
Definition
taking meassures to prevent communist rule to any other countries
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Cold War
Definition
A conflict between Soviet Union and U.S. which neither had confronted the other on the battle feild
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Truman Doctorine
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It must be a ploicy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attemped subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
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Marshal Plan
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Revived European hope. over the nect 4 years 16 countries recieved about 13$ billion in aid.
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Berlin Airlift
Definition
Flies food and supplies into western berlin
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NATO
Definition
10 western European nations joined with U.S. and Canada to form a defensive army
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Mao Zedong
Definition
Communist leader of Northeern China
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Leader of Souther China. sides with America.
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38th parallel
Definition
Seperate north and south Korea
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Korean War
Definition
War between the north and south of Korea
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HUAC
Definition
Investigated the move Industry for communism
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Blacklist
Definition
poeple accused of communism
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Rosenbergs
Definition
minor activist in the communist party. when they were asked if they were communists they denied the charges and pleaded the 5th, choosing not to incriminate themselves
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Mccarthyism
Definition
made accusations on people of being communists and attacked them
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H-bOMB
Definition
Hydrogen Bomb, 100 x more powerful then the atomic bonb tested in pacific ocean.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Definition
by the time the countries had the h bomb he was president.
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brinkmanship
Definition
to go to the edge of all out war
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CIA
Definition
central intelligence agency
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Warsaw Pact
Definition
linked soviet Union with 7 eastern Europe countries
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Khrushchev
Definition
like stalin Krushchev believed that communism was going to take over the world but peacefully
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U-2 incident
Definition
American spy plane got shot down in russia.. captain held captive, Eisenhower lies alot.
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G.I bill of rights
Definition
gave veterans housing cheaper and educational needs
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Harry Truman
Definition
president after fdr death and choose to use the a bomb
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Dixiecrat
Definition
use to be democrats. they did this because the democrats nominateed truman again although most people thought he was behind the problems
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Fair Deal
Definition
nationwide system of health insurance. and crop-subsidy system to provide steady income for farmers
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franchise
Definition
bussiness that offers similar products or serviecs in the many locations
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Baby boom
Definition
after world war 1 over 2 mil. couples married and had over around 20 million kids
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Jonas Salk
Definition
developed vaccine for crippling deisease polio
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consumerism
Definition
soc. economic order creation of - desire to purchase goods and services
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FCC
Definition
the government agency that regulates and licenses television, telepohone, radio ... etc..
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beat movement
Definition
expressed the social and literary nonconformitiy
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beatnik
Definition
media sterotype in the 1960's
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JF Kennedy
Definition
35th president of the U.S. on a crisp and sparkling day.
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Fidel Castro
Definition
eisenhower cut off diplomatic relations with cuba because of a revoluionary leader named castro
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Berlin Wall
Definition
seperated east germany and west germany..communism .. America airlifted supplies into berlin.
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Test Ban treat
Definition
barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere
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New Frontier
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Peace Corps
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Alliance for Progress
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Eisenhower doctorine
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Warren Commission
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Definition
vice president that took over when kennedy was killed.
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Great society
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Medicare
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Medicaid
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reapportionment
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Martin Luther King
Definition
Black equal rights movement, i have a dream speech, led non violent protest
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Rosa Parks
Definition
Wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white person and this started the bus boycott which led to equal rights on the bus and led to more equal rights movements
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SCLC
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