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Review for Lectures 24-26: WWII through Vietnam Flashcards

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Nye Commission

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A US Senate committee investigating the weapons industry.

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Americas First Committee

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Isolationist political organization in the US pre-World War II.

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Fascism

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Authoritarian political ideology is characterized by extreme nationalism and totalitarianism.

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Adolf Hitler

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Infamous German dictator responsible for WWII and the Holocaust atrocities.

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Spanish Civil War (1936)

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Armed conflict between Republican and Nationalist groups in Spain (1936-1939).

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Munich Agreement (1938)

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A pact that allowed Nazi Germany’s annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.

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Nazi-Soviet Pact Aug. 1939

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Non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in 1939.

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Pearl Harbor

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Surprise military attack by Japan on US naval base, Hawaii 1941.

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Midway

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A small atoll in the North Pacific, site of WWII battle.

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Rosie the Riveter

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Iconic cultural symbol representing the women who worked in factories.

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Hiroshima

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Japanese city destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945.

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Tuskegee Airmen

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African American pilots who served in World War II.

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Manhattan Project

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A secretive project that developed the first nuclear weapons.

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Japanese Internment

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Forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

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Office of War Information

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US government agency for propaganda during WWII; 1942-1945.

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Douglas MacArthur

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Revolutionary leader who founded the People’s Republic of China.

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NATO

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A military alliance of 30 North American and European countries.

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Mao Tse Tung

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Revolutionary Chinese communist leader and founding father of the People’s Republic.

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Warsaw Pact

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Military alliance of Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe (1955-1991).

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The Cold War

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A period of political and military tension between the US and USSR.

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Marshall Plan

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US-led initiative to rebuild post-war Europe.

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George Kennan

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American diplomat and historian known for his “containment” policy towards communism.

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NSC 68

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a secret policy paper outlining the U.S. strategy during the Cold War.

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Policy of Containment

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US strategy to prevent the spread of communism post-WWII.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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American citizens executed for secret or confidential information without permission.

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‘Fellow Travelers’

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Non-communist sympathizers or supporters of communist ideals or movements.

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VENONA

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A US intelligence program to decrypt Soviet messages.

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Fair Deal

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President Truman’s domestic policy agenda for post-WWII economic reforms.

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Loyalty Security Program

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A loyalty security program is a system that ensures customer loyalty.

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Iron Curtain

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A political barrier isolating Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe after World War II.

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The Big Three

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the leaders of the Allied Powers during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin.

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National Interstate Highways Act of 1956

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Legislation that created the US interstate highway system, connecting states.

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National Defense Education Act of 1958

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US federal law funding education in science, math, and languages.

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Military Industrial Complex

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Collaboration between government and defense industry that influences policies and spending.

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Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (The G.I. Bill)

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US law that provided benefits to veterans after World War II.

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Baby Boomers

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People born in the post-WWII period, 1946-1964.

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Ho Chi Minh

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Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and politician who led Vietnam’s independence movement.

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Vietminh

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Vietnamese nationalist and communist movement that fought for independence from France.

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Vo Nguyen Giap

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A Vietnamese general and revolutionary leader.

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General William Westmoreland

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US Army General, served in World War II and Vietnam War.

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ARVN

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the military force of South Vietnam.

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ARVN

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the military force of South Vietnam.

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Khe Sanh

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US Marine base besieged by North Vietnamese Army in 1968.

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Tet Offensive

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A major military campaign during the Vietnam War launched by Viet Cong.

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Robert McNamara

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US Secretary of Defense, known for involvement in Vietnam War.

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Dien Bien Phu

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Vietnamese city where decisive battle occurred during First Indochina War.

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Dien Bien Phu

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Vietnamese city where decisive battle occurred during First Indochina War.

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Passage to Freedom

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Nickname for the 1954 evacuation of Vietnamese civilians to South Vietnam.

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FNL (Viet Cong)

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Viet Cong’s military and political organization during the Vietnam War.

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Vietnamization

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US policy of transferring combat responsibilities to South Vietnam forces.

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