Cold War Flashcards

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Yalta Conference

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Three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments

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Nuremberg trials

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In November 1945 the tribunal put high-ranking nazis on trial in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as the Nuremberg trials

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United Nations

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An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts

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Cold War

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The phrase cold war came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between United States and the Soviet Union

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Containment

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Containment or preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

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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

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Marshall plan

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

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NATO

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United States join Western Europe countries along with Iceland and Canada to form nato

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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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Included the higher minimum wage the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans and expanded social security benefits for elderly

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Mao Zedong

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Communist officially established the people’s republic of China

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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 early 1950s by charging inside the state Department

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Hydrogen bomb

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A weapon far more powerful then the atomic bombs used in ww2

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Arms race

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United States and the Soviet Union having a race to create atomic bombs

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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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Baby boom

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A significant increase in the number of babies born

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Sun belt

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Southern and western states that offered 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

21
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Beats

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Young people known as beatniks or beats criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior

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Potsdam Conference

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President Truman, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and clement attlee all attended the conference