Unit 5: US History Cold War

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a system for calling people to military service

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draft

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US aid to prevent famine and communist revolutions

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Marshall Plan

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willingness to go to the edge of all out war

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brinkmanship

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280,000 supply flights made by the Allies during an 11 month blockade

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Berlin Airlift

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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US alliance with Western European countries

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the division between free and communist countries in Europe

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Iron Curtain

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President Kennedy's disastrous plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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communism's influence in a surrounding area

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domino theory

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closed the crossing points between East and West Berlin

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Berlin Wall

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individuals who support the war effort

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hawks