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Chapter 16

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satellite state indpendent natioon under the control of more powerful nation
Cold War worldwide rivarly between the US and the USSR
iron curtain term coined by Winston Churchillto describe the border between the USSR satellite states and Western Europe
Truman Doctrine Truman's promise to help nations strugling against communist movements
George F. Kennan American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union whose article presented a blueprint for the policy of containment
containment policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders
Marshall PLan foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after WWII
Berlin airlift program in which the US and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization-military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion
Warsaw Pact military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite
Jiang Jieshi Nationalist leader who had been fought a civil war against communists led by Mao Zedong. Had USA's support
Mao Zedong Fought against Jiang with Soviet Union support. His promise to feed the people won him much support. After Jiang fled, Mao took over and People's Republic of China was formed
38th parallel the parrellel latitude line which split Korea in to for the control of US and USSR
Douglas MacArthur WWII hero, had a plan to drive out North Koreans from the South. Because they had left with a limited supply, he planned to strike at the port of Inchon, least expected place
limited war war fought to acheive only specific goals
SEATO South East Asia Treaty Organization-defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia
arms race contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons
mutually assured destruction policy in which the US and the USSR hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy another
John Foster Dulles experienced diplomat who helped organize the UN after WWII.He endorsed the President's vision of the role of the US in the world
massive retaliation policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression
brinkmanship belief that only by going to the brink of war could the US protect itself against communist aggression
Nikiyia Krushchev The new leader after Stalin died in 1953. He had a meeting with Eisenhower in Geneva in 1955
nationalize to place a resource under gov control
Suez crisis attempt by Britain anf France to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956
Eisenhower Doctrine policy of Eisenhower that stated that the uS would use force to help any nation threatened by communism
CIA Central Intelligence Agency-US intelligence gathering organization
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration-gov agency that coordinates US efforst in space
Red Scar fear that commmunists were working to destroy American way of life
Smith Act law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the US gov
HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee: congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the US
Hollywood Ten group of movie writers,directors,and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties
blacklist list of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties
Alger Hiss Worked on New Deal agencies and helped organize the UN.Chambers accused him of being a communist and an espionage agent
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Were charged with conspiring to pass secret information about nucluear science to Soviet agents
Joseph R. McCarthy charged that the State Department was infested with ccmmunist agents
McCarthyism negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty
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