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27-2
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History
8th Grade
05/22/2012

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Term
State of Israel –
Definition
in 1948 the nation of Israel was created in the Holy Land after 2000 years
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Mao Zedong –
Definition
communist leader in China who led revolt in 1949 to communism
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38th parallel –
Definition
line of latitude dividing North and South Korea
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Korean War –
Definition
1950 began war as communist North Korea invaded South Korea
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Dwight Eisenhower –
Definition
Republican candidate for President in 1952
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Joseph McCarthy –
Definition
Senator who led hearings looking for communists in America
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Brinkmanship –
Definition
threatening to go to the brink of war using nuclear weapons to fight communism
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Arms race
Definition
– developing more weapons with more destructive power than your enemy
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H-bomb –
Definition
hydrogen bomb
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Space race –
Definition
race between U.S. and Soviet Union to be first in space and to the moon
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Sputnik –
Definition
Soviet satellite that orbited the Earth; first one to do so
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