End of Course US History Vocabulary (Roaring Twenties–Cold War) – Flashcards

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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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