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Ch.18
final exam
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History
11th Grade
05/19/2010

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Marshall Plan
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sent aid all W. European nations that needed it
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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investigated possible communist,investigated communist influence in the movie industry
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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leader of the nationlist government in China
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General Douglas MacArthur
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commander of the allied forces
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Mao Zedong
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communist won peasantsupport by encouraging them to learn to read and improving food production
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Kim 2 Sung
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Leader of North Korea
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Syngam Rhee
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led the Republican of Korea(South Korea)
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South Korea
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Who was winning the war until China entered the war?
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it was set up by the Soviet Union in response to efforts from the W. to reunify Geermany
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Berlin Blockade-why was it created by the soviets?
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Berlin Airlift
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to fly food and supplies into West Berlin.327 days,planes took off and landed every few minutes W.Berlin survived b/c of airlift
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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said that U.S. would defend the Middle East against an attack Soviet Military action
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Rep.from Wisconsin,Senator Joseph McCarthy accused ppl. of being communist without proof
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McCarthyism-what is it and who is he?
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MacArthur publicily critized Truman b/c he didn't agree with Truman's decision.
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What was the MAIN reason why Truman fired General MacArthur?
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Truman Doctrine
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Truman asked Congress for 400 million in economic and military aid for Greece and Turkey
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Korea was divided into North and South at the existing of the battle
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What was the outcome of Korea after te armistice was signed?
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George C.Marshall
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proposed plan to give aid to all european nations
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Nikita Kruschev
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new soviet leader after Stalin
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Alger Hiss
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former state dept. official-was accused of spying for the soviet union
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Clement Attlee
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replaced Churchill after -churchill's party lost a general election
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he went back on his promise to FDR to allow free election
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Joseph Stalin-what role did he play at the Postdam Conference?
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Zhou En-Lai
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foreign minister of Communist China during the Korean War
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Francis Gary Powers
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pilot who flew the last U2 spy plane over Soviet Union
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Iron Curtain
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phrase that stood for the invasion division of Europe
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Satellite Nations
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countries dominated by the Soviet Union
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June 25,1950
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North Korean forces went across 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea
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