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what was the Truman doctrine

The Truman Doctrine was America's promise to support any country resisting communist takeover, mainly through money and military aid.

was the us justified in containment

Cold War strategy of preventing communism from spreading beyond where it already existed, rather than trying to roll it back. The Truman Doctrine served as its first major policy statement

what was the us approach to the start of ww1

U.S. declared neutrality and stayed out of the conflict, aiming to avoid entanglement in European affairs

what was the method with Japan

island hopping

what was some tech advancement in ww1

machine guns and tanks

ww1 combat tactics

trench wars

1st catholic president

Kennedy (jfk)

global event before ww2 rising indicators

Great Depression

who was the president at the start of ww2

roosevelt (fdr)

Manhattan project

atomic bomb

marshall plan

aid to European countries (gave $$)

bay of pigs

failed carbon invasions

plessy vs Fergusson

was swayed by the Court's narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment, ruling that "separate but equal" facilities for Black and white people were constitutional, which legalized racial segregation

iron curtain

The Iron Curtain was the political and military boundary dividing Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from Western Europe during the Cold War.

non violent ways that segregation was fought

the march in Washington and sit in white places