Cold War Review

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What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

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Containment

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What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

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Marshall Plan

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What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

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Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

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During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

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Berlin Airlift

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During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing a missile site in Cuba?

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JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

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What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

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Korean & Vietnam War

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What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?

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Vaccines

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After WWII, U.S helped rebuild Western Europe's infrastructure, and stabilize their economies and governments through-

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The Marshall Plan

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Communist North Korea invades democratic South Korea, therefore pressuring who to help?

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U.S

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The idea that if a country falls to communism, neighboring countries will do as well.

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Domino Theory