Exam 3 Flashcards
George Kennan
Who: history professor
What: wrote Lon Telegram warning US to follow policy of containment
When: 1946
Where:
Why: idea of containment theory
UN security council
Who: 15 world governments
What: world police
When: 1945
Where: New York
Why: ensures Anglo-American influence in world events
Truman Doctrine
Who: president Truman
What: speech
When: 1947
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: do what ever it takes to stop the spread of communism
Marshall Plan
Who: secretary of state
What: economic plan
When: 1947
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: pump billions into western european countries mainly Italy and France to rebuild
Cold war
Who:
National Security Act
Who: truman
What: created
When: 1947
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: NSC, NSA, CIA, USAF
Berlin Airlifts
Who: Truman
What: airplanes dropped supplies to west berlin
When: 1948
Where: west berlin
Why:
NATO
Who: US Canada Northern Europe
What: Alliance to stop the spread of communism
When: 1949
Where: Europe and north America
Why: alliance which brings
Harry S. Truman
Who:
Dixiecrats
Who:
Second Red Scare
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Alger Hiss/pumpkin papers
Who:
McCarthyism
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Korean War
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