Cold War Vocab

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US program providing aid to post-WWII Europe.

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The Marshall Plan

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Persecution of thousands of US citizens suspected of being Communists in the 1940s and 1950s.

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McCarthyism

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US Cold War policy to limit USSR's power

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Containment

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Military alliance of USA, Canada, and most European nations.

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NATO

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Support for non-communist nations to contain Soviet power.

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The Truman Doctrine

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Conflict between the US and Soviet Union, no direct fighting due to nuclear war fear.

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Cold War

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Eisenhower Doctrine:

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Used Containment to stop communism in the Middle East.

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First satellite launched by Russia

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Sputnik

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HUAC stands for?

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House Un-American Activities Committee

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US group hunting suspected communists in the 1940s-50s.

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The HUAC