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chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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2 economic systems in conflict during the cold war

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communism

capialism

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iron curtain

“from stettin in the baltic to trieste in the adriatic” winston churchill

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division between communist countries and free west

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containment

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8,000 word telegram sent by george f kennan

basic policy of the US for stopping the spread of communism

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truman doctrine

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idea that led to US support for Greece and Turkey

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two organizations that the US joined to end any hopes of isolationistic tendencies after WWII

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UN

NATO

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United Nation

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a peace keeping organization

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NATO

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12 member defensive alliance system in 1949 after blockade

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Chiang Kai-shek

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leader of nationalist forces in struggle for power in China

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Mao Zedong

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led communists to power in 1949

leader of communist forces in China

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38th parallel

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where Korea starts and ends

same after war

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General Douglas MacArthur

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El Supremo

leader of the UN forces in Japan and Korea

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why did Truman fire MacArthur

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disobeyed direct orders to stop discussing war with China

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HUAC

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House Unamerican Activities Committee

investigated communist influences in the movie industry

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The Hollywood Ten

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refused to cooperate because the HUAC investigation was unconstitutional
sent to prison
accused of soviet propaganda

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Alger Hiss

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accused to spying for the soviets by Whittaker Chambers

jailed for perjury

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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only two spies that were executed for espionage

accused of giving soviet union info about US atomic bomb

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McCarron Act

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unlawful to plan any action that might lead to the establishment of a totalitarian dicatorship in US

18
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Warsaw Pact

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soviet response to NATO

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brinksmanship

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relying heavily on atomics

20
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the central intelligence agency

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used spies around the world to gather info
carried out covert operations
interfered with foreign governments

all to stop communism

21
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Sputnik

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shot into space by soviet union

first unmanned artificial satellite put into space

22
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Gary Francis Powers

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spied on soviet union
took pictures from his plane
U-2 high flier
shot down over enemy airspace
created international incident
23
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marshall plan

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aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion

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berlin airlift

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sent 1 plane every two minutes for 11 months to eastern germany for food and supplies

because of berlin blockade

25
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blacklist

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people condemned for having communist background

26
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joseph mccarthy

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ineffective legislator who accused communists of taking over government
caught when he made accusations about army

27
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mccarthyism

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attacks on suspected communists

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