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Cold War

Cold War. Post War Problems. Chapter 25&26. 50 nations agreed to live in peace and to unite to provide security. United Nations. The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II. Cold War. First commander of NATO. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Cold War

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  1. Cold War

  2. Post War Problems Chapter 25&26

  3. 50 nations agreed to live in peace and to unite to provide security. United Nations

  4. The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II Cold War

  5. First commander of NATO Dwight D. Eisenhower

  6. The policy of trying to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its area of influence. Containment

  7. Radio station that is renowned for carrying the Grand Ole Opry WSM

  8. An alliance formed for mutual defense. NATO

  9. Paid veterans’ costs for higher education. G.I. Bill

  10. Formed by the Soviet Union to solidify their control over Eastern Europe Warsaw Pact

  11. Our former ally who was driven from the vast mainland of China to a small island of Taiwan. Chaing Kai-shek

  12. Constructed by the Communists to keep Eastern Germans from fleeing to the West Berlin Wall

  13. A pledge that the United States would use overwhelming force to settle serious conflicts Massive Retaliation

  14. Developed the polio vaccine Jonas Salk

  15. Leader of North Korea backed by the Soviet Union Kim Il Sung

  16. the policy that in order to preserve the peace of the world the U.S. must go “to the brink of war” Brinkmanship U.S. military publicly test an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll on July 25

  17. TV star who was a pioneer in the television industry Lucille Ball

  18. The Unite States sent millions in aid to help the French fight communism here Vietnam

  19. Pretended to have a list of Communists in the US government McCarthy

  20. The first great popular Rock ‘n Roll star or group Elvis Presley

  21. Claimed that the State Department was infested with Communist agents. Joseph McCarthy

  22. Winston Churchill’s desciption The line between Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and the west. Iron Curtain

  23. a plan That provided billions in aid to Western Europe. Marshall Plan

  24. Communist leader who controlled North Vietnam Ho Chi Mihn

  25. Led communist takeover of Mainland China. Moa Zedong

  26. Government official accused of providing classified documents to the Soviets. Alger Hiss

  27. Fired by Truman for speaking out against his policy of a limited war MacArthur

  28. Foreign policy to help any nation in the Middle East to resist Communist aggression Eisenhower Doctrine

  29. Truman’s domestic policy that included a number of programs in the tradition of the New Deal. Fair Deal

  30. Developed by American scientists by fusing atoms together. Hydrogen Bomb

  31. Began in the US as a result of the communist takeover of China, Espionage, and the Soviet union creating atomic weapons. Red Scare

  32. The policy of supporting free people who were resisting takeovers by armed minorities. Truman Doctrine

  33. Divided after World War II on the 38th Parallel Korea

  34. Created to conduct secret actions against foreign targets CIA

  35. Formed by the Soviet Union to solidify their control over Eastern Europe Warsaw Pact

  36. American educated leader of South Korea during the Korean War Syngman Rhee

  37. Event that led to the creation of NATO Berlin Blockade

  38. First artificial satellite launched into space Sputnik

  39. Agency that took charge of the nation’s programs for exploring outer space NASA

  40. People who became rebellious about the conformity of the 1950s Beat Generation

  41. A meeting of heads of government Summit

  42. replaced Stalin as the Soviet leader in 1953, and called for “peaceful coexistence” with the Untied States Nikita Khrushchev

  43. Fired by Truman for recommending the use of atomic weapons during the Korean War Douglas MacArthur

  44. Missiles that could carry nuclear weapons thousands of miles ICBMs

  45. Executed for allegedly sharing secrets about the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union. Julius and Ethel Rosenburg

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