Module 12 - Academic Vocab Flashcards

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Harry S. Truman

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33rd president of the United States

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satellite nation

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Country dominated by the Soviet Union

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iron curtain

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The division of Europe between free and Communist countries

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Cold War

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State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action

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containment

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Taking measures to prevent the spread of Communist rule to other countries

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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Agency created to compile intelligence from the military and state department and to perform secret operations in foreign countries

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Truman Doctrine

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U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover

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Marshall Plan

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Program under which the United States gave economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe

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Berlin Airlift

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Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet blockade of 1948

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations