 | Term | Definition |
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Eastern Europe |
Taken over by U.S.S.R. in the name of liberation. Truman vowed it would not happen to other developing nations |
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NATO |
Formed as security for all western nations against communist takeover. |
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Chinese civil war |
War between communist Mao Zse Tong and nationalist Chaing-Kai Shek. The communists took over and forced the nationalists to retreat to Taiwan |
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Greece and Turkey |
Two countries that were seavd from communist takeover through U.S. intervention. |
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Yugoslavia and Albania |
Two countries that were taken by the communists, but refused to join with the U.S.S.R. |
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Berlin Airlift |
An international crisis involving West Berlin. |
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Euro communist party |
Party formed by the U.S.S.R. to cause a fall of western Europe. Most predominant in Italy and Spain. |
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Korean War |
Ended in stalemate. |
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Vietnam War |
American intervention ended in cease-fire. |
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Joe McCarthy |
Leader of red scare and unlimited accusations that lasted from 1950 to 1954. |
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Cuban Missile crisis |
Ended in withdrawl of Soviet misiles from Cuba. |
