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The Red Scare
Period of anticommunist hysteria. fear that a Bolshevik revolution would erupt in the US reached its height during the Red Scare -
The Yalta Conference
FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War -
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President Truman
He succeeded to the presidency when died in 1945 and was involved in many key decisions ending World War II and in the early Cold War. It was his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. He was elected president again in 1948 and decided to send troops to Korea in 1950. -
End of WWII
Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide -
The Creation of the United Nations
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security. It was formed because of the result of WWII and the fact that the league of nations failed -
The Long Telegraph
Its was written because the U.S. wanted an explanation for the anti-American tone in Soviet speeches. Stalin wanted the Soviets to take over Eastern Europe. -
Iron Curtain
To split communists from capitalists and to keep specific people in their original half of the country -
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Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology -
Marshall Plan
USA helped rebuild Europe by giving them money. This would increase foreign trade and prevent communism. -
Berlin Blockade/Airlift
An international crisis that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union -
The Creation of NATO
to protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union -
McCarthyism
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence -
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The Korean War
Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea. -
Duck and Cover
a civil defense training taught in schools. you actually duck and cover. it was a drill that made people feel more safe -
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President Eisenhower
Known for ending Korean war, making interstate high system, "Modern Republican." Called "The Republican's Choice" with v.p. Nixon. He was the commander of the allied forces in Europe, the army chief-of-staff after the war, and the director of NATO for two years.He declared that he would personally go to Korea and end the war. This helped to win the majority in 41 of the lower 48 states. Eisenhower reigned over a period of unstable peace and prosperity. He was elected to another term in 1956. -
The Rosenberg's
United States citizens who were executed after being convicted of committing espionage for the Soviet Union -
The Warsaw Pact
A military alliance between all of the communist east European countries, headed by the Soviet Union in 1955.
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The Suez Canal
The canal was operating capacity and by 1887 electric headlights allowed night travel, built by Egyptians, French money, British used it the most. Britain worried Nasser's Egypt would fall under Soviet influence so the Soviets would gain control of the canal -
Eisenhower Doctrine
U.S. foreign policy promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression. -
U-2 Incident
A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace
