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Chapter 26 Note Cards
Note cards for chapter 26 in Honors History II
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12th Grade
12/09/2011

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Harry Truman
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President at the start of the Cold War, believed in a rapid response.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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President in 1952.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Took power of the Soviet Union in 1953, replacing Stalin.
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Russian Revolution
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The start of the Cold War in 1917, changed Russia to communist.
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1984
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Book by George Orwell about 'big brother' watching over everything that happens.
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Big Three
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Churchill, Truman, Stalin.
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Victory in Europe Day
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The day the Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany.
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Iron Curtain
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A symbol that described the division in Europe between the USSR and the rest of the continent.
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NATO
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance.
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Mao Zedong
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Communist ruler in China.
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Ho-Chi Minh
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Vietnam communist that started the Vietnam revolution. Ruled North Vietnam.
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Dein Bien Phu
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Final battle in Vietnam that led to a Vietnamese victory and French troops surrendered.
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Ngo Diah Diem
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Ruler of South Vietnam, an anti-communist.
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Israel
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The Jewish country, once part of Palestine.
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Hydrogen Bomb
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Nuclear weapon that was stronger than the Atom bomb.
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Sputnik
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The first satellite launched into space by the USSR.
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Brinkmanship
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Pushing dangerous events to the verge of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome.
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Federal Employee Loyalty Program
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Designed to root out communists in the U.S government.
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Smith Act
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Said that you can't teach people how to overthrow the government.
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McCarran Internal Security Act
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Stated that communists have to register with the attorney general and cannot work in the defense department.
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House Committee on Un-American Activities
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Established to investigate the motion-picture industry for communists.
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Joseph McCarthy
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Made claims that there were communists in the State Department and the Army. He brings about a witch-hunt for his own personal gain.
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Pumpkin Papers
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Sixty-five pages of rewritten papers about secret State Department documents.
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