Cold War Flashcards

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Baby boom

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A significant increase in babies born

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Sun belt

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Southern and western states that offers a warm climate year-round and low tax rates

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Urban renewal

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A plan to improve life in cities

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Beats

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Young people know as beatniks, or beats, criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior.

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5
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Mao Zedong

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The communist officially established the people’s republic of China on October 1,1949

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38th parallel

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After the war, the allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel

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Joseph McCarthy

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Contributed to fears in the 1950s by charging that communists were working inside the state of department

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8
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Hydrogen bomb

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A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bomb used in word war two.

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9
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Arms race

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Both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more weapons

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10
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Sputnik

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The worlds first artificial satellite

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Brinkmanship

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A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism

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12
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Yalta conference

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The three leaders made important decisions about future of European governments

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Nuremberg trills

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In November 1945 the tribunal put high-ranking Nazis on what became know as the Nuremberg trials

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Potsdam conference

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Germany and the city of Berlin would be divided into four zones. Britain, France, United States, and the Soviet Union would each control one zone.

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15
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UN United nation

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An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts

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16
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Cold War

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Came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

17
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Containment

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Or preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

18
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Truman Doctrine

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This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as the Truman doctrine

19
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Marshal plan

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Western Europe received more than 13 billion dollars in U.S loans and grants for Europe economic recovery between 1948 and 1952

20
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NATO

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United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada, to form NATO

21
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GI bill of rights

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Offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses

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Fair deal

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Include a higher minimum wage, the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded social security Benefits for the elderly