Chapter 12: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945–1980)
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Kennedy
\________ imposed naval quarantine on Cuba to prevent further weapons shipments and demanded Soviet withdrawal.
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Diem
\________ was vicious leader, imprisoning political enemies, closing newspapers, and attracting Vietcong.
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Brinkmanship policy
\________ resulted in peaceful resolution of the crisis.
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CIA
\________ helped overthrow anti- American governments in Iran and Guatemala and tried (unsuccessfully) to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba.
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Democratic Society
The Students for a(n) \________ (SDS) was formed in 1962 with leftist political agenda.
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Daniel Ellsberg
\________: Government official who turned the Pentagon Papers over to the press.
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Eisenhower
\________ took office with intentions of imposing conservative values on the expanding federal government.
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Nixon Doctrine
\________: United States would withdraw from overseas commitments, rely on local government alliances to check communism.
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Berlin Wall
\________ symbolized the repressive nature of communism and divide between democratic West and communist East.
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National Organization
\________ for Women (NOW) was formed in 1966 to fight for legislative changes, including the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Great Society
\________- sweeping change to U.S. government since the New Deal.
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Cuban missile crisis
\________ in 1962 brought US and Soviet Union closest to military confrontation.
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Gerald Ford
\________: Vice President and later President who granted Nixon a presidential pardon.
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Marshall Plan
\________- sent $ 12 billion to Europe to help rebuild its economy and promote economic growth.
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Tet Offensive
\________ was a major turning point in the war, North Vietnamese and Vietcong nearly captured American embassy in Saigon.
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Carl Bernstein
Bob Woodward and \________: Investigative journalists for The Washington Post.
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Korean War
The \________ began in June of 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea.
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Richard Nixon
\________ elected president.
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Free Speech movement
The \________ was formed at the University of California, Berkeley in 1964.
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Harry Truman
Fair Deal: \________ extended New Deal vision and provided provisions for WWII veteran reintegration into society (e.g.
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Vietnam
\________ was French colony until World War II.
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Square Deal
\________: Theodore Roosevelt promised to regulate business and restore competition.
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Lai Massacre
The My \________ occurred in 1968, US soldiers abused, tortured, and murdered innocent civilians.
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Peace Talks
\________: \________ began soon after, but the war dragged on for two more years.
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Kennedy
\________ represented hope for many Americans as an advocate for the poor and critic of Vietnam War.
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Vietnam
\________ fought war for independence against French (1946- 1954)
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Marshall Plan
sent $12 billion to Europe to help rebuild its economy and promote economic growth
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Soviet response
imposed a blockade on Berlin
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Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt promised to regulate business and restore competition
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First New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt focused on immediate public relief and recovery of banks
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Second New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt addressed shortcomings of the First New Deal and responded to changing political climate
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Fair Deal
Harry Truman extended New Deal vision and provided provisions for WWII veteran reintegration into society (e.g
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Truman's Early Decisions
Truman decided to attempt a reunification of Korea after early military successes
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Peace Talks
Peace talks began soon after, but the war dragged on for two more years
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1952 Presidential Election
The Republicans chose Dwight D. Eisenhower, a war hero, in the 1952 presidential election
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Eisenhower's Victory
Eisenhower easily beat Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson
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Two major events heightened American-Soviet tensions
Cuba and Berlin Wall
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Nixon Doctrine
United States would withdraw from overseas commitments, rely on local government alliances to check communism
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Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State under Nixon
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Daniel Ellsberg
Government official who turned the Pentagon Papers over to the press
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Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Investigative journalists for The Washington Post
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Gerald Ford
Vice President and later President who granted Nixon a presidential pa