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Yalta Conference
US, USSR, and Great Britain met to decide the fate of Germany. -
Root Conflict of Vietnam
Vietnam was a French colony and at the end of the WW2 Japan was in control. -
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Cold War
Was a war between the US and the USSR. -
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Harry Truman
33rd president, democrat -
Start of Vietnam
When the Vietnam War started. -
Marshall Plan
European recovery plan, 16 countries received aid. Offered to East Europe but USSR said no. Economic form. -
Truman Doctrine
Greece and Turkey got $400 million in economic and military aid. To fend off communism and stay free. Economic and military form. -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin cut off supplies to W. Berlin. The US airlifted food and supplies into the city. Lasted 11 months. Economic form. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Collective security. Political and military form. -
H-bomb
The US was the first country with an h-bomb. H-bomb is more destructive than an a-bomb. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president, Republican. -
SEATO
SE Asian Treaty Organization. US +7 other nations. Prevent the Domino Therory. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Like Truman doc. but for the Middle East. Offered economic and military support if threatened by communism. Economic form. -
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Vietnam
This is how long the US was in Vietnam. -
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JFK
35th president, Democrat. 1963 was shot and killed in Dallas, TX. -
Berlin Wall
A wall to separate East and West Berlin. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
36th president, Democrat.
US passes reslution to increase troops in South Vietnam. -
Moon
NASA achieves landing on the moon. -
Draft Lottery
Ended racial and economic discrimanation. -
26th Amendment
Lowered voting age to 18.
