Cold War Note Flashcard

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Which policy gave millions of dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey and is justified by the quote: “It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”?

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Truman Doctrine

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The United States joined the conflict in Korea from 1950-1953 largely because

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to contain the spread of communism

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The propaganda best describes which American policy?

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Marshall Plan

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Which 1948-1949 event is illustrated in the cartoon above?

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Berlin Airlift

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The American response to the “Communist takeover” was the policy to contain the expansion of communism. What was this policy known as?

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Containment

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The cartoon portrays the policy of ___________________, or the willingness to go to an all-out war if the enemy does so.

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Brinkmanship

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Alliance of Western European democratic nations (as well as United States and Canada).

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NATO

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Metaphorical separation between Eastern and Western Europe after World War 2.

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Iron Curtain

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Created in response to the launching of Sputnik.

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NASA

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Belief of the threat of Communism within the United States.

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Red Scare