Vocab 11- US History

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Cold War

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War of words; Capitalism vs Communism; USA vs USSR; 1945-1991

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Containment

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Stop spread of communism; Bucks and Bombs

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Cuba

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Communist; Bay of Pigs; Castro; Cuban Missile Crisis

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Domino Theory

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Fear of Asian countries falling to Communism

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Korematsu v. US

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1944 Supreme Court; Relocation of Japanese Americans upheld

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Little Rock Crisis

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Eisenhower sent troops; Enforce school desegregation

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Marshall Plan

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US Money to rebuild Europe after WWII

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Western Europe; US defense agreement; Collective Security

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Satellite Nations

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Nations surrounding USSR; Protection from invasion

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UN

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United Nations; Peace keeping organization post-WWII