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Marcus Garvey

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a political activist who emphasized racial pride and Black Nationalism. Formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

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Immigration Acts

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of 1921, 1924, and 1929 were designed to keep out immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.

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Charles Lindbergh

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became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927

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Great Migration

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about two million African-Americans move out of the south to the Northeast and Midwestern United States in search of better opportunities

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Henry Ford

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engineer, entrepreneur introduced the assembly line production of automobiles

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18th Amendment

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prohibits the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol

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Warren G. Harding

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elected President in 1920 enacted highest tariff in history, lowered taxes and restricted immigration

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Glenn Curtis

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early aviation pioneer known for his design of the first seaplane giving birth to the U.S. Naval Aviation

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Clarence Darrow

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famous defense attorney; defending John T. Scopes in the "Monkey Trial"

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Frances Willard

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in addition to fighting for women's rights, prison reform, and an 8 hour workday she was the most outspoken voice in the temperance movement.

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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government officials convicted of accepting bribes for leasing federal land to oil companies

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19th Amendment

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granting women the right to vote

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Speculation

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the purchase of any item in the hope of selling it later at a higher price--in order to get rich quick

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Eugenetics

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pseudo-scientific belief that the human race could be improved by breeding

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flapper

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style many women adopted of shorter dresses and shorter hair rejecting the more traditional fashion and lifestyle

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Return to Normalcy

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campaign slogan placing emphasis on peacetime production and prosperity at home

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Calvin Coolidge

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pro-business President known for saying "the chief business of America is business"

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Rugged Individualism

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Hoover's belief that America's greatness was made possible by the ideas of equal opportunity, free education, and a will to succeed

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Red scare

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wave of panic and hysteria in America caused by a fear of Communism and anarchy

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Scopes "Monkey Trial"

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courtroom battle over the teaching of modern scientific theories and the traditional religious beliefs

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Ku Klux Klan

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hostile group that was anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-African-American

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prohibition

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was referred to as the "Grand Experiment" but led to the rise of organized crime

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Tinpan Alley

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an area in New York City where song writing and musical ideas mixed together to form popular American music

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Roaring Twenties

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post WWI time period known for isolationism and economic prosperity

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Langston Hughes

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famous African-American poet known for expressing pride in his heritage and attacking racism

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Herbert Hoover

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President seen as the villian at the start of the depression, blamed for continuing pro-business policies and not doing enough to remedy the economic down-turn

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Harlem Renaissance

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new optimism and growth of African-American culture

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Palmer Raids

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fear of radical takeover resulted in the arrests of 4,000 suspects and deportation of 600 others directed by the Attorney General

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John Steinbeck

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Wrote about the suffering of migrant families in the "Grapes of Wrath"

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Hoovervilles

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make-shift shanty towns that appeared on the outskirts of towns during the depression

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Francis Perkins

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first female member of the U.S. cabinet when she was appointed by FDR as Labor Secretary

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Great Depression

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caused by over-production, tariff barriers, speculation, shaky banking practices

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Dust Bowl

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series of droughts along with poor farming practices in the Great Plains area which created one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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gave jobs to young men, such as planting trees and cleaning up forests, lived in camps and sent money home to family

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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elected president in 1932, increased government's role in running the economy

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Social Security

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provided safety net for workers with unemployment insurance, old age pensions, and insurance

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New Deal

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FDR's plan for lifting the nation out of the depression

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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famous first lady, political activist, served as eyes and ears for her husband

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Dorothea Lange

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recorded the misery of people in the depression through her photography

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TVA

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built 21 government dams along the Tennessee River to provide flood relief and electricity

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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created to watch over the stock market, prevent fraud and guard against another stock market crash

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Francis Townsend

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Doctor who wanted government to give all citizens 65 years and older a pension of $200 a month to help stimulate the economy

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Fireside Chats

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sign of leadership by President to speak directly to the American people on a weekly basis

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3 R's

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goal of the New Deal; Relief, Recovery, Reform

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court-packing plan

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FDR proposed to appoint additional justices for every justice over the age of 70, heavily criticized for the plan

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Mexican Repatriation

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half a million Mexican-American workers were forcibly sent back to Mexico

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FDIC

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insured bank deposits to restore people's confidence in the nation's banks

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Father Coughlin

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used radio to criticize FDR policies as helping make rich richer and poor poorer, called for nationalizing banks and utilities

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Federal Reserve Board

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created to control the flow of currency in the market helping to reduce major swings in the inflation rate

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Flat money

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paper money

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Huey Long

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former Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator critical of FDR for not doing enough to help the poor

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Agriculture Adjustment Acts

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paid farmers for surplus crops and stored them in warehouses until prices recovered

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war bonds

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helped the government raise needed funds for the war effort; also helped reduce inflation, allowed Americans to support the war effort

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Flying Tigers

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a group of American volunteer fighter pilots who helped keep supply lines open in China

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Lend-Lease Act

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Allowed for the U.S. to sell, lease or lend war materials to any country deemed vital to the defense of the U.S.

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Appeasement

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the policy of giving in to satisfy the demand of a potential enemy

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rationing

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regulated the amount of goods that consumers could obtain, therefore sharing in the sacrifices of war

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Battle of Midway

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considered a major turning point in the war in the Pacific, putting the Japanese on the defensive and the U.S. on the offensive

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George Patton

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commanded the Army invasion of Africa and Italy, led the Third Army unit through Europe

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Executive Order 9066

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require Japanese Americans to be relocated to internment camps

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Tuskegee Airmen

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an all-black fighter group in the Air Corps who provided escorts for pilots on bombing missions

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D-Day

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invasion of Normandy, France in 1944

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Blitzkreig

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German fighting strategy also known as "lightening war"

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Holocaust

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was the attempted genocide of the Jews during WWII which led to the killing of over 6 million Jews

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George Marshall

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Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff, helped build up and supply our 8 million man army and helped oversee the project to build an atomic weapon

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Omar Bradley

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led the first American army to advance through France

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Adolf Hitler

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leader of the Nazi party, took power in Germany and aimed to achieve German domination

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Pearl Harbor

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U.S. naval base in Hawaii attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941

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Neutrality Acts

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a series of laws passed by Congress to keep the country out of war

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Office of War Information

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produced pro-Allied, anti-Axis propaganda posters, movies, and radio programs to make citizens aware of how they could help the war effort

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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supreme allied commander responsible for the D-Day invasion

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Korematsu vs U.S.

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Supreme Court case ruled that the internment of the Japanese Americans was constitutional

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Hiroshima/Nagasaki

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Japanese cities that were targeted for the dropping of the A-bomb

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Island hopping

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successful U.S. war strategy in the Pacific

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Vernon Baker

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black soldier awarded the Medal of Honor 40 years after his heroic service in WWII

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Navajo Code Talkers

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were used to send messages in the military because their language could not be deciphered

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Douglas MacArthur

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led U.S. ground forces in the Pacific theatre, promised to return to the Philippines

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Bataan Death March

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Filipino and U.S. prisoners forced to march 60 miles through jungles without food and water

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Harry Truman

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U.S. President who made the decision to use the new atomic weapon on Japan to prevent the loss of more American lives

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Victory Gardens

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Americans grow their own vegetables and fruits in order to conserve the food supply

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Chester Nimitz

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U.S. Navy Admiral defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Midway

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Iron Curtain

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imaginary wall separating Soviet satellite countries from the west

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United Nations

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based on the concept of collective security which each member pledged to defend each other if attacked. First peacetime military treaty U.S. ever joined

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Mao Zedong

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led a communist revolution in China in 1949

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Marshall Plan

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massive aid program for war torn European countries, helped reduce in influence of communism

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HUAC

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congressional committee questioned actors, directors, writers and others about their possible Communist sympathies

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McCarthyism

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Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the U.S. State Department with spies

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containment policy

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U.S. would not attempt to overturn communism where it already existed, but they resolved not to allow it to spread

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Truman Doctrine

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U.S. President offered military aid to Greece and Turkey when communist rebels threatened these two countries

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Warsaw Pact

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Soviet Union reacted to creation of Western European alliances by unifying Eastern European satellite countries

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Verona papers

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released in 1997 which confirmed the identities of several Americans who had spied for the Soviet Union

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Korean War

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Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, Truman chose to aid the South to prevent the spread of communism; sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War"

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GI Bill

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Servicemen's Readjustment Act; helped veteran's with low interest home loans and money for college education

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Sputnik

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1957 the soviets launched the first man-made satellite, marked the beginning of what becomes known as the space race

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Berlin Airlift

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Stalin ordered a blockade in 1947, the U.S. organized a massive humanitarian relief effort to supply and feed the city

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Jonas Salk

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discovered the polio vaccine

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Rosenbergs

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this married couple was charged with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union, were convicted and executed

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Cold War

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a confrontation between the free nations of the world (U. S.) and the communist nations of the world (Soviets)

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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continuing the policy of containment Eisenhower agreed to send aid to any Middle Eastern country that needed to stop the spread of communism

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Interstate Highway Act

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Eisehower's plan to connect the nation through a system of roadways; sparked the middle-class move to the suburbs

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38th parallel

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agreed upon border between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea

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NATO

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international peace keeping organization designed to promote global justice and cooperation with member nations

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