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U.S. History
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History
10th Grade
06/04/2007

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Satelite Nations
Definition
Nations dominted by the Soviet Union best describes _______.
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Truman Doctrine
Definition
To support nations trying to resist Soviet control was stated in which very important document?
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They refused to participate
Definition
Describe the reaction of the Soviet Union to the Marshall plan.
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Berlin Airlift
Definition
What was President Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
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Warsaw Pact
Definition
What did the Soviet Union create in resonse to the formation of NATO?
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He wanted to abolish communism worldwide.
Definition
Describe the impact Joseph McCarthy had on American society.
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Koreas stayed exactly the same as they had been
Definition
Describe the outcome of the Korean War.
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They wished to stop the spread of communism to other nations
Definition
Describe the reasons why the U.S. became involved in affairs in the Middle East following WWII.
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Divide Germany into 4 equal parts among the winning nations
Definition
What was the decision made by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin at the Yalta confrence?
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Polish domination over soviet
Definition
What was the major disagreement between the U.S. and the USSR after WWII?
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USSR blockaded the supply route to West Germany
Definition
Explain the beginning of the Berlin Airlift.
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Collective Security
Definition
The main principle of the NATO was base on what?
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Korean War
Definition
Keeping South Korea free of communism was the direct result of what war?
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Korean War
Definition
Keeping South Korea free of communism was the direct result of what war?
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Shift from blue collar to white collar workers
Definition
What were the effects of business expansion after WWII?
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Women's more traditional role
Definition
What did pediatrition Benjamin Spock believe?
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Spontenaeity and free spirit
Definition
What did the beatniks promote?
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More funding to math and science programs
Definition
What was the Congressional effect of the 1957 launching of Sputnik?
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They were leaders in integrating races
Definition
What did Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Marin Luther King, Jr. have in common?
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Integration in public schools
Definition
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of education?
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National guard escorted blacks into Central
Definition
What was the significanxe of Central High School in Arkansas?
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His own party was losing confidence in him
Definition
Why was it unlikely that Truman would be re-elected?
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Signed Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier
Definition
Who was branch Rickley and what was his significance in the desegregation movement?
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