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Idea that people who are desperate might fall to Communism, so U.S. would provide financial aid to war-torn nations of Europe to help rebuild.

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Marshall Plan

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Started with Communist rebels threatening Greece and Turkey, but Truman promises to support any country fighting the threat of Communism.

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Truman Doctrine

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Mutual Defense Alliance - Western countries pledge to defend each other from attacks

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NATO

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A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations and a response by Stalin to the US creation of NATO

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Warsaw Pact

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Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin in response to the Soviet blockade

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Berlin Airlift

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The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba. The U.S. responded by blockading Cuba until the Soviets agreed to remove the missiles.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 when a force of 1,200 Cuban exiles, backed by the United States, landed at the Bay of Pigs.

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Period in the United States where the fear of communism led to widespread accusations with no evidence

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McCarthyism

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What was the increase in birthrate after WWII that led to an increased demand for housing and the growth of the suburbs?

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Baby Boom

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Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, to achieve firsts in spaceflight capability. Began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik

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Space Race