HUSH - Cold War and Korea

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military-industrial complex

Eisenhower feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.

<p>Eisenhower feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.</p>
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containment

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

<p>American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world</p>
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GI Bill

law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations

<p>law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations</p>
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Iron Curtain

Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.

<p>Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.</p>
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Marshall Plan

A plan that the U.S. provided financial aid to all European nations that needed it to prevent the spread of Communism

<p>A plan that the U.S. provided financial aid to all European nations that needed it to prevent the spread of Communism</p>
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white-collar

salaried professional or a person whose job is clerical in nature

<p>salaried professional or a person whose job is clerical in nature</p>
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aerospace industry

All the businesses that design and make rockets and spacecraft

<p>All the businesses that design and make rockets and spacecraft</p>
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demilitarized zone

A region where no military forces or weapons are permitted.

<p>A region where no military forces or weapons are permitted.</p>
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arms race

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

<p>Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons</p>
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domino theory

A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

<p>A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.</p>
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hydrogen bomb

One thousand more times more powerful than the atomic bomb. Truman ordered the development of it to outpace the Soviets.

<p>One thousand more times more powerful than the atomic bomb. Truman ordered the development of it to outpace the Soviets.</p>
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proxy war

A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate

<p>A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate</p>
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McCarthyism

The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism

<p>The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism</p>
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United Nations

An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.

<p>An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.</p>
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World Bank

a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments

<p>a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments</p>
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International Monetary Fund

a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies

<p>a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies</p>
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

document issued by the UN to promote basic human rights and freedoms

<p>document issued by the UN to promote basic human rights and freedoms</p>
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Geneva Conventions

A set of international agreements between countries about how prisoners of war are to be treated.

<p>A set of international agreements between countries about how prisoners of war are to be treated.</p>
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Fair Deal

An economic extension of the New Deal proposed by Harry Truman that called for higher minimum wage, housing and full employment. It led only to the Housing Act of 1949 and the Social Security Act of 1950 due to opposition in congress.

<p>An economic extension of the New Deal proposed by Harry Truman that called for higher minimum wage, housing and full employment. It led only to the Housing Act of 1949 and the Social Security Act of 1950 due to opposition in congress.</p>
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NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries

<p>North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries</p>
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Warsaw Pact

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

<p>An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO</p>
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SEATO

Southeast Treaty Organization: Includes USA, UK, France, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand

<p>Southeast Treaty Organization: Includes USA, UK, France, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand</p>
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CIA

an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest

<p>an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest</p>
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Ho Chi Minh

Communist leader of North Vietnam

<p>Communist leader of North Vietnam</p>
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Richard Nixon

Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States

<p>Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States</p>
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Hollywood Ten

ten witnesses from the film industry who refused to cooperate with the HUAC's investigation of Communist influence in Hollywood

<p>ten witnesses from the film industry who refused to cooperate with the HUAC's investigation of Communist influence in Hollywood</p>
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Alger Hiss

state department official who was accused of giving secret government documents to the Soviets

<p>state department official who was accused of giving secret government documents to the Soviets</p>
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.

<p>Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.</p>
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Joseph R. McCarthy

Led a crusade to investigate officials he claimed were Communists

<p>Led a crusade to investigate officials he claimed were Communists</p>