Vocab. Ch. 27 Sec. 2 Flashcards

1
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Mao Zedon

A

Taiwan leader

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2
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38th parallel

A

What Korea was divided into.

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3
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Joseph McCarthy

A

Accused crimes, but had no proof.

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4
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Hydrogen bomb

A

A weapon far more powerful than an atomic bombs.

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5
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Arms race

A

United States and Soviet Union raced to make more ammunition than the other.

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6
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Sputnik

A

The worlds first artificial satellite.

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7
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Brinkmanship

A

A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism.

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