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Containment
U.S. policy during the Cold War, prevented the spread of communism throughout Europe and other Asian countries
Truman Doctrine
commitment to preventing the spread of communism, especially to Greece and Turkey; help free people from being subjugated
Marshall Plan
To prevent the spread of communism to our allies; an aid program that helped European economies
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)- a military alliance that formed between the U.S., Canada and Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism
Warsaw Pact
A military alliance formed to counter NATO; Albania, Bulgaria, Czechslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the U.S.S.R. were included.
Fair Deal
Domestic policy proposed by Truman, promoted civili rights, health care and education reform
House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAAC)- a committee that investigated Americans who were potentially disloyal to the governemnt or were associated with communists/radicals
Domino Theory
Eisenhower’s belief that as one country fell to communism in Asia, communism would spread rapidly throughout
Eisenhower Doctrine
Doctrine that decleraded U.S. involvement in the Middle East
Bay of Pigs
A failed U.S. invasion into Cuba; attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro
Cuban Missile Crisis
the nuclear standoff, in 1962, between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. when the Soviets attempted to deploy nuclear missles in Cuba
Peace Corps
Intitated by Kennedy, young American volunteers aided in education, health, other projects in developing countries worldwide
Joe McCarthy
Senator of Wisconsin, based his political career on the Red Scare and fear of ccommunism leading to its spread
Fidel Castro
a revolutionary who overthrew the previous dictaroship in Cuba and replaced it with his own; partly responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khruschev
The succecer to Stalin, renounced Stalin, called hom out for his crimes, and called for a peaceful coexistence with the U.S.
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