U.S. History Cold war volcab by Ryan Rodgers

Yalta conference

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the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.

united nations

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an international organization founded in 1945.

satellite nations

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independent states who are heavily influenced by another, often stronger state

containment

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the U.S. would provide political, military and economic aid to democratic countries under communist threat

iron curtain

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Iron Curtain, the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.

trueman doctrine

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established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Berlin wall

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Fortified concrete and wire barrier that separated East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989

NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Warsaw pact

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the capital and largest city of Poland

Korean war

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conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives

38th parallel

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a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

DMZ

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an area in which treaties or agreements between states, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel.

HUMAC

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HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

Red scare

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A Red Scare is a form of moral panic provoked by fear of the rise, supposed or real, of leftist ideologies in a society, especially communism.

rosenberg

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German Nazi politician and writer, who devised much of the racial ideology of Nazism

McCarthyism

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The American Heritage Dictionary gives the definition of McCarthyism as: 1. The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence; and 2. The use of methods of investigation and accusation regarded as unfair, in order to suppress opposition.

h bomb

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another term for hydrogen bomb.

Dwight d

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What was Eisenhower's role in the Cold War? Eisenhower administration, from 1953 to 1961, focused on the Cold War with the Soviet Union and its satellites. The United States built up a stockpile of nuclear weapons and nuclear delivery systems to deter military threats and save money while cutting back on expensive Army combat units.

cia

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abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency: a U.S. government organization that secretly collects information about other countries.

nikita khrushchev

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[ (ni-kee-tuh kroosh-chawf, kroohsh-chef, kroohsh-chawf) ] A Soviet political leader of the twentieth century. Khrushchev, who was premier of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s, led a campaign, called de-Stalinization, to remove the influence of the late premier Joseph Stalin from Soviet society.

sputnik

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each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which (launched on October 4, 1957) was the first satellite to be placed in orbit.

baby boom

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The term "baby boom" is often used to refer specifically to the post–World War II (1946–1964) baby boom in the United States and Europe. In the US the number of annual births exceeded 2 per 100 women (or approximately 1% of the total population size). An estimated 78.3 million Americans were born during this period.

John f kennedy

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Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon both pledged to strengthen American military forces and promised a tough stance against the Soviet

Fidel castro

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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba

bay of pigs

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On April 17, the Cuban-exile invasion force, known as Brigade 2506, landed at beaches along the Bay of Pigs and immediately came under heavy fire

cuban missile crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Lyndon baines

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After six terms in the House, Johnson was elected to the Senate in 1948. In 1953, he became the youngest Minority Leader in Senate history

ho chi minh

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He served as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and as president from 1945 until his death, in 1969

domino theory

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a theory that if one nation becomes Communist-controlled the neighboring nations will also become Communist-controlled.

Geneva accords

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The Geneva Conference was a conference that was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War and involved

ngo dinh diem

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Ngô Đình Diệm was born in 1901 in Quảng Bình province, in central Vietnam. His family originated in Phú Cam, a Catholic village adjacent to Huế.

vietcong

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the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam (late 1950s–1975) and the United States (early 1960s–1973).

ho chi minh trail

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It was named by the U.S. after the North Vietnamese president Hồ Chí Minh. ... The trail ran mostly in Laos, and was called the Trường Sơn Strategic Supply Route

Tonkin gulf

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The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.

resolution

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a firm decision to do or not to do something.

napalm

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Napalm is a weaponized mixture of chemicals designed to create a highly flammable and gelatinous liquid. The initial thickening agent was a combination of naphthenic and palmitic acids, leading to the trade name “na-palm,” but it was more generically known as a firebomb fuel-gel mixture

draft

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Cold War. The second peacetime draft began with passage of the Selective Service Act of 1948 after the STSA expired. The new law required all men of age 18 to 26 to register. It also created the system for the "Doctor Draft", aimed at inducting health professionals into military service.

tet offensive

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The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army

Richards nixon

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Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative

vietamization

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Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative

may lai

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My Lai, a subdivision of Son My village, was located in the province of Quang Ngai, roughly 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Quang Ngai city.

Kent state

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A controversial incident in 1970, in which unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded. The shooting occurred at Kent State University in Ohio.

pentagon papers

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The Pentagon Papers, officially titled The History of U.S. Decision-Making in Vietnam, 1945–1968, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968.

war powers act

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War Powers Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities, or in ...