Cold War U.S. Presidents
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Created by:
Dulce77 on January 25, 2011
Classes:
Was's Pre-IB World History 2010-11
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 FDR | 1. The New Deal |
| Truman | 1. Truman Doctrine 2. Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program) |
| Eisenhower | 1. Massive Retaliation 2. "Roll Back" Policy 3. U-2 Spy Plane |
| Kennedy | 1. Cuban Missle Crisis (Bay of Pigs, Cuban Blockade, etc.) |
| Johnson | 1. Great Society (form of New Deal) 2. Passed the Civil Rights Act (1964) |
| Nixon | 1. Recognized Red China 2. SALT I and the ABM Treaty 3. Watergate |
| Ford | 1."Lame Duck" 2. Helsinki Accords 3.Withdrew U.S. troops from the Vietnam War |
| Carter | 1. Withdrew from SALT II 2. Did nothing to solve the Iranian Hostage Crisis 3. Boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow |
| Regan | 1. Rhetoric: Evil Empire Speech 2. Militarized the U.S. causing the Soviet Union follow suit and go bankrupt 3. SDI's: "Star Wars" |
| Bush I | 1. Unable to deal with the U.S. deficit problem and economic downturn |
| Clinton | 1. "New Democrat" 2. Succeeded in fixing the U.S. economy |
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