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Harry S. Truman
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Iron Curtain
Symbolizes the division in Europe among nations. -
Containment
Policy implemented by the United States to contain communism within the borders of the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
Economic policy by Harry Truman to send aid to Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
Econimic aid to European powers by the United States. This economic aid was sent with the purpose of giving European nations the chance to cover the damages resulting from World War 2. -
Berlin Airlift
United States sends airplanes with daily neccessities to people in Western Germany, defying the Soviet Union. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Brinkmanship
Is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of/or to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. -
Massive Retaliation
A military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack. -
Space Race
Competition between the United States and the Cold War for superiority in space exploration. -
U-2 incident
U.S. spy splane is shot down in Soviet territory. -
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John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
Unsucessfull actions by a CIA trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union places nuclear weapons on Cuba, creating a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. This moment is known as the closes the world came to seeing a nuclear war a reality. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Tonkin Gulf Crisis
Gave Lyndon B. Johnson the opportunity to place American troops in Asia. -
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Richard Nixon
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SALT I
United States and Soviet Union place limits on use of nuclear weapons. -
26th Amendment
Lowers the voting age to 18. -
Detente
Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are eased. -
New York Times Co. v. United States
Permitted for the New York Times and Washington Post to publish the pentagon papers. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Exchnage of table tennis between U.S. and China which led to the visit of Richard Nixon to Beijing. -
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Jimmy Carter
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SALT II
Ban nuclear weapons.
