APUSH Period 8: Chapter 25

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Meeting between the U.S., U.K., and Soviet Union to discuss the aftermath of the war	Yalta Conference
New world organization to replace League of Nations, has General Assembly and a Security Council	United Nations
Helped set the stage for Communist reign over Europe, Truman replaces FDR, hardened tensions between England and U.S. vs. USSR	Potsdam Conference
U.S. will counter Soviet influence by limiting influence to Eastern Europe while reconstituting democratic government	Containment
American responsibility "to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures"	Truman Doctrine
US provides economic aid to Western Europe, provided they aren't communist	Marshall Plan
US-led military alliance. Eastern Europe, communist	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
USSR-led military alliance, Eastern Europe, communist	Warsaw Pact
Proposed by Truman, national health, insurance, aid to education, housing program, expansion of Social Security, higher minimum wage	Fair Deal
Permitted officials to investigate any employees of the government for "subverse" activities	Loyalty-Security Program
1938, helped spark Red Scare, held Hollywood Communist meetings	House Un-American Activities Committee
Eisenhower administration steps up production of the hydrogen bomb, other developing long range missiles	New Look

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If one country turns communist than neighboring countries will also turn communist	Domino Theory
American forces will assist any nation in Middle East that required aid against Communism	Eisenhower Doctrine
US forces try to invade Cuba, fail	Bay of Pigs
US and USSR have nukes too close to each other, tensions drop after a compromise	Cuban Missile Crisis
Created by JFK, embodied a call to public service, many go and do volunteer international work	Peace Corps
WW2 USSR leader, Warsaw Pact, Yalta + Potsdam Conferences	Joseph Stalin
American diplomat, wanted to send "Long Telegram" to US from Russia, published Foreign Affairs article, wanted long-term containment of Communism	George F. Kennan
Responsible for Red Scare and McCarthy trials	Joseph McCarthy
Stalin's successor, denounced Stalin, wanted "peaceful co-existence" with the west	Nikita Khrushchev
Peace Corps, Cuban Missile Crisis, would later be assassinated	John F. Kennedy
Cuban leader, allied with USSR, held out for Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs Invasion	Fidel Castro
Northern Vietnam Communist Dictator	Ho Chi Minh