The Cold War by LILLIAN HALL

Yalta Conference

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Split germany into 4 zones

United nations

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Contains representatives from all nations and each get 1 vote.

Satellite nations

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Countries controlled by USSR

Containment

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Stop the spread of communism and keep it where it is

"Iron Curtain"

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name for military, political, and ideological barrier between soviet and Europe.

Truman Doctrine

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pledged to help any free people resisting communism

Marshal Plan

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The US gave aid to rebuild Europes economy

Berlin Airlift

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The US sent over supplies to west berlin

Berlin Wall

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a wall put in between Berlin to separate west and east Berlin.

NATO

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North Atlantic treaty organization, defend member nations from communism

Warsaw Pact

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military alliance between soviet union and eastern Europe

Korean War

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split at 38th parallel, norht and south korea in fight

38th Parallel

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the line that split south and north korea

DMZ

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De-militarized zone at the 38th parallel that divides korea today

HUAC

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created by McCarthy told people what was and wasnt American

Red Scare

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a scare that russian spies had infilitrated US Governmet

Rosenbergs

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Accused of being spies, executed

McCarthyism

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Started accusing people of being communists without any evidence

H-Bomb

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created nad tested in 1952 with the help of former nazi scientists

Dwight D Einsenhower

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presidnet nad former military general

CIA

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central intelligence agency created by eisenhower to spy on soviets

Nikita Kruschev

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new soviet leader after stalin

Sputnik

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First ever satellite launched into space

Baby Boom

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population explosion during the 1950s and 60s because of solid economy

John F Kennedy

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youngest elected president, known for civil rights, bay of piges, and cuabn missle crisis.

Fidel Castro

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led his rebels to victory against the Cuban dictator. CIA tried to eliminate him

Bay of Pigs

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When the CIA tried to elimnate fidel castro

Cuban Missile Crisis

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1962, Kruschev secretly began installing nucelear missiles in Cuba

Lyndon Baines Johnson

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takes over after JFKS death

Ho Chi Minh

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communist leader who wrote his own version of decleration or indpendece.

Domino Theory

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if one country faills to ocmmunism, other poor countries will too

Geneva Accords

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UN decided that France had to leave vietnam, vietnam split at 17th paralell

Ngo Dinh Diem

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democratic leader of south vietman. assassinated.

Vietcong

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south vietnamese who wanted communism

Ho Chi Minh Trail

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enabled north vietnam, USSR< and china to send troops and weapons to south vietnam

Tonkin Gulf

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congress gave johnson complete control over army to do what was neccessary with vietnam conflict.

Napalm/agent orange

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chemical weapons that frightneed and angered people

TET Offensive

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US Attacked by the vietcong and north viatnamese, miliatry win but political lost

My Lai

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250 vietnames were massacred by AMERICANS who believe that they were vetcong

Kent State

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college students burned down army rucruting site and army shot back

Pentagon Papers

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revealed by investigative reporters, America was secretly bombing

Richard Nixon

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Took place after Lyndon Johnson

Vietnamization

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Nixon's plan for withdrawing troops from vietnam

War Powers Pact

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President can send forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or in case of a national emergency