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espionage
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FBI HERBERT HOOVER
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Arms Race
the continuing competitive attempt by two or more nations each to have available to it more and more powerful weapons than the other The international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was an agreement by nuclear powers to not transfer nuclear weapons, or nuclear weapon technology, to non-nuclear states
Article VII
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long telegram
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Chinese Revolution
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containment
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Philippine Independence
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Truman Doctrine
stated duty of the US to assist all democratic nations of the world who resisted communism (President presents his vision of America's role)
The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. Preliminary reports from the American Economic Mission now in Greece and reports from the American Ambassador in Greece corroborate the statement of the Greek Government that assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation. -
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red scare
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national Security Council
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Marshall Plan
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Recognition of Israel
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NATO
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mutualy assured DEStruction
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Korean War
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internal security act
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brinkmanship
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domino theory
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WARSAW PACT
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interstate HighwY SYSTEM
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Suez Crisis
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vietnam war
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Space Race
the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration “On the Friday, signals were received later than expected. When asked why, I responded that the satellite must have moved higher. It had - unintentionally! The Russians had tried to recover a spherical capsule containing a dummy cosmonaut but the spaceship had been pointing in the wrong direction when the rocket motor fired.”
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u-2 reconnaissance
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Bay of Pigs
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Berlin wall
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cuban missle crisis
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Detente
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CAmp David Accords
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Carter Doctrine
a policy proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Ad “At this time in Iran, 50 Americans are still held captive, innocent victims of terrorism and anarchy. Also at this moment, massive Soviet troops are attempting to subjugate the fiercely independent and deeply religious people of Afghanistan. These two acts—one of international terrorism and one of military aggression-present a serious challenge to the United States of America and indeed to all the nations of the world.” -
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Reagan Doctrine
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Iran Contra Affair