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Potsdam Conference
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meeting between US, UK, and Britain to make decisions concerning the post-WWII world
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Iron Curtain
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term coined by Churchill, described division of Eastern and Western Europe
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed in order to form collective security against any Soviet action
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1948 Election
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an upset election, Truman achieved victory over Dewey, despite overwhelming public opinion saying otherwise
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Douglas MacArthur
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American army general, led UN forces in Korea
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"Self Determination"
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idea that countries should decide their post WWII governments for themselves
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Lend Lease Aid
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program that gave aid to allied countries during WWII and postwar
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Taft Hartley Act
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prohibited unfair labor practices, prohibited "closed shops",
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McCarthyism – Joseph McCarthy
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US senator who accused various individuals of being communists, effectively ruined their careers. had little to no evidence, evidence he did have was usually outdated
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Adlai Stevenson
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two time Democratic presidential candidate, appointed as UN ambassador under Kennedy
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CIA
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Central Intelligence Agency, gathers intelligence on other countries/individuals for the US. responsible for a large number of covert operations in other countries during Cold War
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Francis Gary Powers (U-2 Incident) (“Open Skies”)
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American pilot, spy plane shot down over USSR sparking U-2 incident
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ICBM's
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intercontinental ballistic missile, long range missile capable of launching nuclear warheads
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Bernard Baruch
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successful financier who advised Wilson and Roosevelt on economic matters
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George Marshall
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led US in WWII, served as Secretary of State, developed Marshall Plan
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Dean Acheson
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Secretary of State under Truman, helped defined Cold War foreign policy
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George Kennan
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political figure, "father of containment"
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Andrei Gromyko
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, played a key role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Chiang Kai-Sheik
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Chinese nationalist leader, fought the communists in the Chinese Civil War
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Mao Tse-Tung
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leader of the communists in China, led the forces during the civil war and became the de facto head of state
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Ho Chi Minh
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Marxist revolutionary, led the Viet Cong in the Vietnam war
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Vietminh
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Vietnamese independence movement, oppose Frence occupation of Vietnam and US involvement in Vietnam war
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Nikita Khrushchev
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR for 11 years, shared collective power with two others, noted for process of de-Stalinization
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NSC – 68
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classified US Security Council report, shaped US foreign policy during the Cold War
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National Security Council
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part of executive branch, coordinates policy on issues involving national security
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National Security Act 1947
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reorganized US army and shaped foreign policy
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Containment
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name of US policy aimed at containing the spread of communism
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Marshall Plan
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extended postwar aid to a number of western European countries
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Suez Crisis
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war involving Egypt against Israel, Britain, and France after Egypt made the decision to nationalize the Suez canal
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Gamal Nasser
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led Egypt Revolution of 1952, second president of Egypt
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Alger Hiss
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member of the US State Department accused of being Soviet spy
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Truman Doctrine
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stated that the US would aid any country, through military intervention, who was being oppressed by a group of people
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Berlin Airlift
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US dropped supplies from air to the citizens of West Berlin in response to Berlin Blockade
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Kim Il-Sung
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North Korean politician, led the country from its founding to his death, known as "Eternal President of the Republic"
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38th Parallel
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North Korea/South Korea border
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
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two individuals accused with conspiracy to commit espionage, sentenced to death
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Klaus Fuchs
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physicist accused of supplying the USSR with atomic secrets of multiple Western countries
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Election of 1952
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McCarthyism prominent at time, victory for Republican Eisenhower
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Military Industrial Complex
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refers to relations between government, armed forces, and arms industry
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Council of Economic Advisers
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three economic advisers that give advice to the president
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John Foster Dulles
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Secretary of State under Eisenhower, aggressive stance on communism
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