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| an area in Eastern Europe that was controlled politically and economically by the Soviet Union |
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| an imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East |
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| the competition that developed between the US and the Soviet Union fro power and influence in the world |
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| A policy developed by the Americans in order to stop the spread of Communism |
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| Financial assistance that the Americans promised to the Europeans after WW2 |
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| provided necessary supplies to a region that was blockaded by the Soviets |
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| a group that investigated the motion picture industry in order to seek out communist influences |
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| a list of names that employers agree not to hire |
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| the ability to come t the edge of war without actually fighting |
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| the struggle between the US and the Soviets to gain weapons superiority over each other |
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| The Soviet Union made this pact in response to the US formation of NATO |
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| The Un-American Activities Committee that charged numerous Hollywood figures as being communist sympathizers |
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| Korea remained divided almost exactly as it was before the war began |
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| What was the impact of Joseph McCarthy on American society? |
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| He created a widespread fear of communism |
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| One reason that the US became involved in foreign affairs in the Middle East following WW2? |
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| To prevent the oil rich nations from falling under Soviet control |
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| What was one decision that was made at the Yalta Conference? |
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| Divide Germany in to 4 parts: American, French, British and Soviet |
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| After WW2, what was one of the major disagreements between the US and the Soviet Union? |
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| Soviet domination of Poland |
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| Name an immediate result of the Truman Doctrine |
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| Congress approved $400 million dollars to help Turkey and Greece resist Soviet influence |
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| What started the Berlin airlift? |
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| When the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin |
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| Why did President Truman issue the Truman Doctrine |
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| In response to Stalin's demands at the Potsdam speech |
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| One goal of the Marshall Plan |
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| to create stable democracies that could resist communism |
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| Why did the Soviet Union try to force the Allies to abandon West Berlin? |
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| to close an escape route to the West |
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| Why did the nations join together to form NATO? |
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| to protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression |
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| How did Truman react to the USSR's deployment of an atomic bomb? |
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| He gave approval for the US development of an even more powerful bomb |
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| Some members of congress called for _______ after China fell to Mao Zeding's forces? |
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| the protection of the rest of Asia |
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| One result of the federal government's hunt for communism? |
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| some people's civil rights were violated |
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| One major event that led up to the Korean War |
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| Korea was controlled by which country throughout most of the 20th century |
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| the policy of making the military power of the United States so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation |
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| What event made American's fearful of an attack by the Soviets? |
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| the first test of the Soviet atomic bomb |
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| By 1955, Europe was divided into what 2 military camps? |
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| What was the military status of Germany after the war was over? |
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| East Germany was communist and a member of the Warsaw Pact; West Germany was a democratic nation and a member of NATO |
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