AMSCO APUSH Unit 8 Vocab Flashcard

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An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation

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United Nations

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A group of 28 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

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Warsaw Pact

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A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

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Marshall Plan

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A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression.

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brinkmanship

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An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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bay of pigs

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Operation to supply food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin in 1948

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berlin airlift

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An American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, worsening East-West relations during the Cold War

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U-2 Incident

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The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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cuban missile crisis

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Senator who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Joseph McCarthy