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Chapter 17: Cold/Korean War Flashcards

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Chiang Kai-Shek

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Leader of nationalist government in china and a us ally

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Mao Zedong

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Leader of communist china

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Kim II sung

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South Korean leader

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Syngman Rhee

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North Korean leader

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Bao dai

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Lead in Vietnam and friendly towards the us

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Antonio guterres

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Current leader of the UN

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Premier of the Soviet Union

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JFK

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President during the Cuban missile crisis

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V.M Molotov

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Soviet ambassador

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Stalin

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Ussr leader

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Truman

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Won 1948 election

Set up CIA

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Eisenhower

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Supreme commander

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Dean Acheson

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Secretary of State under Truman

Central role in defining American foreign policy

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Thomas Dewey

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1948 election republican candidate

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John foster dulles

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Eisenhower’s primary advisor

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George Kennan

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Diplomat at us embassy in Moscow

X article

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Harry Hopkins

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Roosevelts closest advisor

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MacArthur

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Led UN forces in Korean War

Landed troops at Inchon

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George Marshall

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Secretary of State and defense under Truman

Chief of staff under FDR

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Walter Lippmann

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American journalist who coined the term Cold War

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Churchill

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Coined term iron curtain

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Cold War

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1945-1991

State of geopolitical tension between sockets and the US and its NATO allies

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Developing nations

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Cuba Iran Egypt etc ( places where hot wars had happened )

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Truman and Eisenhower containment policies

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Policy at keeping communism from spreading

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Mass retaliation
Instant nuclear attack
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Korean War
N Korea invaded S Korea Us and un aided south China and ussr aided north North Korea pushes South Korea towards Pusan
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Marshall plan
Us program Of economic aid reconstruction of Europe 16 nation participated except the Soviet union
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Truman doctrine
Held the us must help all free people who were oppressed by armed minorities or outside pressures
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Eisenhower doctrine
Eisenhower promised aid economically and military to pro Western governments
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NATO
North Atlantic treaty organization Alliance made to defend another country if attacked First peacetime alliance in history
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United Nations
Set up as an organization of countries that would work to keep peace
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US/USSR after World War II
They distrusted each other
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US/USSR plans for Germany
Split Germany into west Germany and east Germany | And split Berlin into 4
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Fear of US/USSR
Isolation of USSR from other countries | Atomic bomb
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Berlin blockade
``` Ussr upset about Berlin dividing Surrounds Berlin Lasted 11 months Ussr ban traffic No one in or out,no supplies,starved Historic beginning of Cold War Operation vittles (GB US Fr drops supplies on city ```
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NASA
Eisenhower launched in 1959 to close Missle gap/ increase funding for missle development
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H bomb
Hydrogen bomb | First one was named mike
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JOE ONE WAS
Name we gave soviets first bomb
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Warsaw Pact
Stalins idea Eastern Eu + USSR keep eastern eu countries under their control
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Soviet propoganda
Discredit us on civil rights Spread of communism
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Antinuclear movement
The anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups that oppose nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and/or uranium mining.
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CIA
Created by Truman after Sputnik Reported to the president Secret operations Worked in Austria New Zealand and Cuba to aid in overthrows or other operations
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Self determination
Every country fought to run own government | Us hoped un would achieve it
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Potsdam conference
Italy 1995, the loose ends regarding Germany's future Germany cut in half Berlin split in 4 b/t us France England and ussr
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Iron curtain
Metaphor for isolation of ussr from other countries
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Margarine communists
Stalin made this up About Chinese communists implying they aren't really communists
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NSC-68
National security report
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Massive buildup of weapons to stay ahead of the Soviet Union
Arms race
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Policy that keeps conflict confined to one area and avoids the use of nuclear weapons
Limited war
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A redistribution of property to needy peasants
Land reforms
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The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which the two powers would avoid fighting eachother directly but would block each others goals around the world
Cold War
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A United States policy to secure peace by restricting communism to borders
Containment
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Policy proposed to respond to a Soviet attack with a instant nuclear counterattack against the soviets
Massive retaliation
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The close involvement of the military establishment with the arms industry
Military industrial complex
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The refusal to back down from a crisis no matter what the implications
Brinksmanship
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Undercover mission
Covert operations
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To take a resource or commodity and convert it from private to governmental control
Nationalization
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A developing country
Emerging nation
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Republican Party during 1948 elections
``` President: Thomas Dewey Vice President: earl warren Platform: oppose all new deal reforms And bipartisan foreign policy Slogan: time for a change Issues: containment and the new deal ```
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Democracy party during 1948 elections
``` President: Truman VP: Albany Barkley Platform:reveal Taft Hartley act Recognize Israel Slogan: fair deal Issues: do nothing congress Aid to farmers Communism Civil rights ```
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Dixiecrat party
``` Pres: strom Thurmond Vp: fielding wright Platform: states rights and no civil rights Slogan: states rights Issues: condemnation of civil rights ```
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Progressive party
``` Pres: Henry Wallace Vp: Glenn Taylor Platform: communist and liberals can work together Slogan: 1234 we don't want another war Issues: repeal draft draft Civil rights cooperations with ussr Ban a bombs ```
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1946 | Demonstrations
Arms race | Rise of stalin
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1947-49 | Containment
Cold War spies Age of paranoia Soviets test atomic bomb
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1950-1968 | Coercion
Korean War-Vietnam war-Cuba Eishenhower/Khrushchev JFK/LBJ Race to the moon
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1968-1980 | Detente
Nixon-ford-carter Reagan continues with Gorbachev Brezhnev/Khrushchev
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1980-85 | Confrontation
Reagan USSR moves into Afghanistan Arms race renewed
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1985-89 | Glasnost
Reagan/Gorbachev | Arms treaties
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1989-91 | Revolution
Eastern Europe countries begin pushing for independence USSR falls Bush Yeltsin
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1945 | Negotiations
Yalta | End of WWII

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