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United Nations

On April 25, 1945 the representatives of 50 nations met in SF to establish a new peacekeeping body. Currently meets in New York City. United Nations. Potsdam Conference. Post World War II conference between the US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Satellite Nations.

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United Nations

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  1. On April 25, 1945 the representatives of 50 nations met in SF to establish a new peacekeeping body. Currently meets in New York City United Nations U.S. History Chapter 18

  2. Potsdam Conference Post World War II conference between the US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union U.S. History Chapter 18

  3. Satellite Nations Countries that were dominated and followed the Soviet Union U.S. History Chapter 18

  4. Containment A policy of preventing the extension of communism U.S. History Chapter 18

  5. Iron Curtain Division of Europe between West (capitalist) and East (communist) Phrase first used by Winston Churchill U.S. History Chapter 18

  6. Cold War Conflict of ideals between the United States and Soviet Union in which neither nation directly confronted the other on the battlefield U.S. History Chapter 18

  7. Truman Doctrine President Truman’s Foreign Policy “It must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” (ie: communist Russia) U.S. History Chapter 18

  8. Marshall Plan $12.5 Billion to countries that oppose communism Putting the Truman Doctrine into practice U.S. History Chapter 18

  9. Berlin Airlift 327 days of flying food and supplies to West Berlin U.S. History Chapter 18

  10. N.A.T.O. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Countries of Western Europe and the U.S. join to oppose communism U.S. History Chapter 18

  11. Chiang Kai-shek Leader of the Chinese Nationalists U.S. History Chapter 18

  12. Mao Zedong Leader of Chinese Communists U.S. History Chapter 18

  13. Taiwan After the communists gain control of mainland China, nationalists flee to the island of Taiwan U.S. History Chapter 18

  14. Korea Split – 38th Parallel Korea split at 38th parallel • North – Communist • South – Capitalist U.S. History Chapter 18

  15. Korean Conflict U.S. Goals in Korea • 1. Maintain the 38th parallel • 2. Take North Korea • Reverse Domino Theory When China enters the war on the side of N. Korea we go back to goal #1 U.S. History Chapter 18

  16. MacArthur v. Truman Douglass MacArthur • U.S. commander in Korea MacArthur likes goal #2 • China enters, MacArthur wants to take China too. Truman disagrees • Truman is President, MacArthur is a general. Truman wins Truman fires MacArthur • “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” U.S. History Chapter 18

  17. House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC – Investigated communist influence in the movie industry Hunting out “Reds in America” U.S. History Chapter 18

  18. Hollywood Ten Were accused of being communist and refused to cooperate because they believed that the hearings were unconstitutional They were sent to prison U.S. History Chapter 18

  19. Blacklist A list of people that were condemned for having a communist background Approximately 500 people had their careers ruined U.S. History Chapter 18

  20. Alger Hiss Accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a spy. Hiss denied the claims. Information obtained in the 1990s from the USSR seem to prove Hiss’ guilt U.S. History Chapter 18

  21. Rosenbergs Ethel and Julius were accused and convicted of espionage and sentenced to death U.S. History Chapter 18

  22. Joseph McCarthy Senator Joseph McCarthy (Wis.) Communists are not just over there, they are here in America too. U.S. History Chapter 18

  23. McCarthyism Unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence. U.S. History Chapter 18

  24. H-Bomb Hydrogen Bomb 67 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima U.S. History Chapter 18

  25. Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States Elected in 1952 Re-Elected in 1956 U.S. History Chapter 18

  26. John Foster Dulles Secretary of State for Eisenhower Staunch Anti-Communist that saw the Cold War as a moral crusade against communism U.S. History Chapter 18

  27. Brinkmanship The willingness to go to the edge of all out war Number of nuclear weapons was increased. U.S. History Chapter 18

  28. C.I.A. Central Intelligence Agency Spies to gather information abroad U.S. History Chapter 18

  29. Warsaw Pact Military alliance for the Soviet Union and their satellite nations of the Eastern Block U.S. History Chapter 18

  30. Eisenhower Doctrine The U.S. would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country U.S. History Chapter 18

  31. Nikita Khrushchev Becomes the leader of the USSR after Stalin’s death in 1953 U.S. History Chapter 18

  32. Space Race The competition for international prestige between the U.S. and USSR for exploration of space U.S. History Chapter 18

  33. Francis Gary Powers (U-2) High altitude spy flights over the Soviet Union FGP was shot down and captured May 1, 1960 U.S. History Chapter 18

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