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Cold War
The Cold War Through Kennedy and 1950s
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History
11th Grade
02/13/2013

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Term
Occupation Zones
Definition
Germany was first divided into 4 parts.
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Economy immediately after WWII
Definition
get countries back on their feet
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Education immediately after WWII
Definition
emphasis on democracy
Term
_____ is formed with U.S. as superpower
Definition
United Nations
Term
This country was occupied by U.S. until 1952.
Definition
Japan
Term
Truman Doctrine
Definition
contain communism
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Marshall Plan
Definition
gave money for European countires recovery
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Berlin Blockade
Definition
Russia blocks entry to W. Berlin forcing U.S. to air drop supplies for 1 year.
Term
Soviet's surprised America by doing this.
Definition
Soviet Nuclear Test
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Soviet Satellites
Definition
East european countries under Russian control. They surround Russia.
Term
Iron Curtain
Definition
Russia orders no communication between west europe and satellite nations. (big divide)
Term
Name three nations in NATO besides U.S.
Definition
Canada, France, United Kingdom
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Name two countries who signed the Warsaw Pact
Definition
Russia, Hungary
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Country divided at the 38th parallel
Definition
Korea
-Soviets control North
-U.S. controls South
Term
June 1950
Definition
N. Korea invades S. Korea
Term
U.N. sends ________ to protect S. Korea.
Definition
Macarthur
Term
Truman replaces _________ for ________.
Definition
Macarthur; insubordination
Term
Joseph McCarthy
Definition
-embellished the truth for personal gain
-led a communist witch hunt
-claimed to have a list of 205 members of the communist party in the state department
Term
Name 2 of McCarthy's "embellishments"
Definition
1. Said he was wounded in battle, really fell off ladder.
2. Claimed to be a tail gunner, but only sat in that seat for a picture
Term
McCarthy's fall
Definition
Accused the military leaders of communism therefore losing American support
Term
1960 Elections
Definition
-Kennedy Wins
Term
Kennedy
Definition
-youngest president
-odered Castro be overthrown
-ordered assination of Castro
-shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
Term
Bay of Pigs
Definition
U.S. trained cuban exiles to invade cuba, but the mission failed.
Term
Cuban Missle Crisis
Definition
Russia moves missles to Cuba
-U.S. orders missles be moved or U.S. would nuclear strike Russia
Term
Brinkmanship
Definition
walk to the edge, but don't go over
Term
Businesss Reorgranize
Definition
-greatest economic expansion
-technological advances
Term
Conglomerates
Definition
corporation of 3 or more unrelated businesses
Term
Ray Kroc
Definition
Invented assembly-line food production
-mcDonalds
Term
Franchise
Definition
business agrees to offer goods and services from larger parent company.
-franchise agrees to let smaller business use name, supplies, products and reputation
Term
TV
Definition
-took off after war
-all shows and commercials live
-American Bandstand
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Computer
Definition
War helped develop these
Grace Hopper invented "debugging"
Term
Nuclear
Definition
electrical power through atomic energy
1st Nuclear Power Plant
Term
Medecine
Definition
-polio vaccine
-correct heart deffects
Term
Politics and Policy
Definition
-conservative
-big economoy
-low-key
-end of segregation in Military
Term
Truman
Definition
-Fair Deal
-pushed too mcuh
-stopped polling early and had not polled certain areas
Term
Eisenhower/Nixon win with an emphasis on:
Definition
Korea, communism, and corruption
Term
Eisenhowe's Goals
Definition
-slow government growth
-limit presidential power
-reduce New Deal legislation
-this creates modern republicanism
-end Korean confilict
Term
U.S. is forced to institute this because of Russian satellite
Definition
NASA
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Eisenhower Interstate Act
Definition
formation of national roads for national defense
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