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1. satellite state the eastern countries poland, czechoslavkia, hungary, romania, and bulgaria. (and eastern part of germany)
2. Cold War a rivalry between the u.s. and the soviet union. (lasted 46 years)
3. iron curtain split west and eastern europe (in germany)soviet union was trying to install communism on it's side.
4. Truman Doctrine president's promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements.
5. George F. Kennan an american diplomat was also a leading authority on the soviet union.
6. Marshall Plan the u.s. gave $13 billion in loans to western nations in europe
7. Berlin airlift it showed the western europe how far the u.s. would go to protect noncommunist parts of europe and contain communism
8. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed 1949, provided military alliance to counter soviet expansion.
9. Warsaw Pact the soviet union and the satellite states formed this to rival the NATO alliance.
10. containment a policy created by george f. kennan to keep communism in its borders
11. Jiang Jieshi nationalist leader known in the u.s. Chiang Kai-shek, had been fighting a civil war against communists
12. Mao Zedong led a war against communists (with Jiang jieshi)
13. 38th parallel Korea had been divided by the u.s. and the soviet union. this is the line of latitude
14. Douglas MacArthur world war 2 hero. had a plan to get rid of the invaders in south korea
15. limited war fought to achieve only only specific goals
16. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was a defensive alliance aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
17. arms race it would be the effect of dropping the H-bomb. einstein was opposed to it.
18. mutually assured destruction would prevent either country from actually using a nuclear device against the other.
19. John Foster Dulles was a diplomat who helped organize the united nations
20. massive retaliation 1954- the u.s. would respond to communist threats to its allies by threating to use crushing, overwhelming force, perhaps even nuclear weapons.
21. brinkmanship an approach by Dulles that believed by going to the brink of war could the u.s. protect its allies
22. Nikita Khrushchev became the head of the soviet union when stalin died in (1953)
23. nationalized placing something under government control (the suez canal)
24. Suez crisis was used by Britain and France to gain control over the Suez canal
25. Eisenhower Doctrine said the u.s. would use force to help any middle eastern nation threatened by communism
26. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was used in secret missions to protect american interests, was also used in the struggle against communism
27. National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created by congress to help with space-related efforts of american scientists and the military.
28. Red Scare fear of communism takeover in the u.s.
29. Smith Act 1940-was used to cripple the communist party in the u.s. (made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the u.s. gov.)
30. House Un-american Activities Committee (HUAC) was created to investigate possible subversive activities by fascists, Nazis, or communists.
31. Hollywood Ten left-wing writers, directors, and producers refused to answer questions concerning their fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination
32. blacklist entertainment figures who shouldn't be hired because of their suspected communist ties.
33. Alger Hiss was an educated man who studied at johns Hopkins university and Harvard law. (spy)
34. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were spies who lived in poverty in the lower east side of Manhattan
35.Joseph R. McCarthy senator of Wisconsin; said that the State Department was filled with communist agents
36. McCarthyism became a catchword for extreme, reckless charges.
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