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Period 8 1945-1980 Flashcards

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Iron curtain

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Churchill describing the communist ussr

-ussr spread through Europe

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Containment

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Us- no instigating war with ussr BUT would defend countries in danger of soviet takeover

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Truman Doctrine 1947

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Us must support free people’s who resist armed-subjugation by minorities or outside pressures.

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Marshall plan 1948

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$12 billion to Europe to aid in rebuilding cities and economy’s
-hope: counties become us allies

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Berlin airlift 1948

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Soviets block berlin in Berlin Blockaid

-1000s of flights into east Germany

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1949

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Mutual defense alliance

-Canada, USA, western europe

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New look 1955

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Eisenhower

-relied on nuclear weapons to deter potential threats

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Massive retaliation

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New look threat

-nuclear weapons in response to aggression to any political enemy.

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Brinkmanship

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Us and ussr would not back down from conflict even into the BRINK OF WAR

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Sputnik I 1957

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ICBM capability

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Space race

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NASA
ICBM
Apollo 11—-moon

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Nikita Khruschev

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“peaceful coexistence”

  • denounced Stalin and his theories
  • overthrew some small rebellions
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Flexible response

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Buildup of troops and weapons

-allow limited war without nuclear weapons

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Cuban missile crisis 1962

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Ussr has missiles in cuba

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Limited test ban treaty 1963

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Prohibited testing of nuclear weapons

  • underwater
  • air
  • space
  • —-only underground testing allowed—–
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Nixon doctrine

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Vietnam war

-future: counties must fight their OWN war

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Detente

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Eased tension with ussr

-arms reduction

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I (Salt 1) 1972

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Nixon

  • limited # of missiles
  • 200 missiles (ABN)
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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II (Salt II) 1979

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Carter

-not passed because Russian action in Afghanistan

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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979

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Ussr

  • restored pro-soviet regime
  • embargo on grain to the ussr

Stopped détente

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House Un-American activists committee (HUAC)

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Investigate Un-American propaganda

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Alger hiss

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Accused of being communist

-not convicted-

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McCarran Internal Security Act 1950

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Required REGISTRATION of communist organization

-investigated “Un-American” activates

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McCarran-Walter Act 1952

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Still immigration limits

-communist country = no come to USA

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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Suspected of giving ussr atomic bomb tech.

–tried and executed

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Joseph McCarthy

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List of communists

-no proof of it

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McCarthyism

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Accusations of bing communist

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National security council 1947

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10 presidential advisers

-help with foreign policy

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CIA 1947

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Spy’s

Gather info on foreign governments

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Chinese civil war

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Kai-shek (nationalist) vs Mao Zedong (communist)

1949—communist—–

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Ho Chi Minh

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Vietnamese communist leader

  • north Vietnam
  • tried to unify Vietnam
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Korean war 1950-1953

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North (ussr)
-invaded south
South (USA and Un)

–draw and division—-

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Vietnam 1954-1961 (Eisenhower)

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North-communist (Ho Chi) vs south-anti communist (NGO diem)

-$1billion to aid south

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Domino theory

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If ONE becomes communist, more will follow

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Tonkin gulf resolution 1964

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Response to minor naval incident

–authorization to declare war without congress approval

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Vietnam 1965-1973

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Gradual withdrawal

  • end of war
  • seigon
37
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Vietcong

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Guerrilla soldiers for the northern communists

38
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Tet offensive 1968

A

Massive Vietcong attack on the south Vietnamese

39
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Eugene mccarthy

A

Anti- war presidential candidate

-

40
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Robert Kennedy

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Us attorney general

  • cilvil rights
  • assassinated
41
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My Lai 1968

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North Vietnamese village

-us kills over 200 unarmed civilians

42
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Vietnam war 1969-1973 (Nixon)

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Withdraw of troops

-peace with honor

43
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War powers act 1973

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President must report with TWO days of placing troops

–60-90 max of overseas actions

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Students for a democratic society 1960

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Protested- racial injustices and the Vietnam war

-1000s of protests

45
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Kent state 1970

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Anti-war protests
-3killed
9wounded

46
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Pentagon papers 1971

A

Revealed real cause of Vietnamese war

-public distrust

47
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Bay of pigs 1961

A

Us tried to overthrow Castro but failed

48
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Mann doctrine 1964

A

More us support in Latin America to combat Communism

49
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Suez crisis 1956

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Egypt: nationalized canal

  • British and French attack
  • Un stops it
50
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Eisenhower doctrine

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Use force in any other country likely to fall to Communism

51
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OPEC

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Middle east

-did not sell oil to those who supported israel (USA)

52
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Camp David accords 1979

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Peace talks between Egypt and Israel

53
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Carter doctrine 1979

A

Warning—–

Any attempt to take control of Persian gulf will be met with military force

54
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Rosa parks

A

We all know

55
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King

A

We all know

56
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Student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) 1960

A

Sit in
Freedom rides
Young people

57
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March on Washington 1963

A

I have a dream

80% attendance

58
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Freedom summer 1964

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Black voter registration

59
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March and Selma and Montgomery 1965

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10,000s who wanted right to vote

-tear gas and clubs

60
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Watts 1965

A
  • 50,000 la protests (loot and burn

- 20,000 national guard

61
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Malcolm X

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Black rights

-use violence

62
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Black panthers

A

Black kkk

63
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Desegregation of military 1948

A

Happened

-blacks helped in ww2

64
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Brown vs board of education 1954

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Not separate but equal

-must desegregate schools

65
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Civil rights act 1957

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Symbolic

  • civil rights commission
  • civil rights admin
66
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Civil rights act of 1964

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Outlawed public segregation

-also in workplace

67
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Voting rights act of 1965

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Banned literacy testing as a voting requirement

68
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The feminine mystique 1963

A

By Betty Friedan

-comfortable concentration camp

69
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Equal pay act 1963

A

Can’t pay unequally based on gender

70
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National organization for women (now) 1966

A

Equal pay

Civil rights

71
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Equal rights amendment 1972

A

Defeated

-conservatism began to grow

72
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Cesar Chavez

A

Civil rights leader

-Mexican

73
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Wounded knee 1973

A

Insisted that the us hone past treaties

-nothing much came of it

74
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Lyndon Johnson great society 1964

A

Medicare
Civil rights stuff
Education aid

75
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War on poverty 1964

A

Lbj

Help da poor

76
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Medicaid 1965

A

Helps poor with medical expenses

77
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Medicare 1965

A

Social security add on

Helps pay for old peoples healthcare

78
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Berkeley free speech movement 1964-1965

A

Lift ban on on-campus political activities

-free damn speech

79
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Silent spring 1962

A

Rachel Carson
Chemicals-bad
Deet this eggshells

80
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EPA 1970

A

Protecting and restricting use of chemicals and the environment

81
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Beats

A

Young poet, writers,artists

  • harsh critiques on pop culture
  • meaninglessness of politics
82
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Rock n roll

A

4 rebellious teens

83
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Woodstock 1969

A

Hippies

-drug, sex, freedom

84
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Watergate 1972

A

Nixon resigned

  • broke into democrats hotel
  • killed people’s trust in the government
85
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Roe v wade 1973

A

-woman’s right to privacy

Abortion is legal

86
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Right-to-life movement

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Anti abortion movement

-11million members

87
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Phyllis schlafly

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Anti-feminist women leader

-women are responsible for children raising

88
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Cold war 1945-1991

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Us- democracy Vs. ussr-communism

  • arms race
  • space race
  • political race
  • economic race

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