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Cold War Review!
Cold War Review!
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Chapters 26,27,28 Cold War Review game for U.S. History
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Bay of Pigs
Blown US spy mission that led to a pilot being captured
Unsuccessful US attempt to overthrow Cuba's government
Divide between communist nations and U.S influenced nations
Moment in Cold War that was closest to nuclear war
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U-2 Incident
Event lost a US spy plane and the capture of US spy pilot
Moment US became closest to nuclear war during Cold War
failed invasion by US to overthrow Cuban government
Mission w/ undercover double agents and the death of Stalin
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Truman Doctrine
US economic aid to all of Europe to help rebuild post WWII
Program helping Greece and Turkey from shifting to communism
New policy to help nations threatened by communism
Divide between communist and US influenced nations in Europe
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Iron Curtain
Organization of communist countries east of Germany
Policy by US to help nations threatened by communism
Government plan to help soldiers get back to normal life
Divide between communist and US influenced nations in Europe
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Space Race
Competition w/ SU and US for space exploration supremacy
Event caused the loss of US spy plane & capture of spy pilot
Conflict between SU and US to create more Nuclear bombs
Moment where the Cold War came closest to nuclear war!
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Nikita Khruschev
New Communist leader of Cuba with close ties to Soviet Union
The first president of NATO
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Communist leader following the death of Joseph Stalin
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United Nations
International Organization for peace with 193 member nations
Military alliance between Western Europe and US and Canada
New policy to aid European nations rebuild after WWII
Government plan to help soldiers get back to normal life
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Fidel Castro
Communist President of North Vietnam
Name of Cuban agent, caught in the Bay of Pigs invasion
Communist leader, following the death of Joseph Stalin
Communist Revolutionary leader of Cuba
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Marshall Plan
International organization working for peace. 193 nations
U.S. Policy giving money to Greece and Turkey
U.S. economic aid to help European nations rebuild post WWII
U.S. planes dropping supplies to Berlin, blocked off by S.U.
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Berlin Airlift
Unsuccessful invasion by US to overthrow government
US planes dropping food and supplies to blocked off Berlin
New policy by US to help nations threatened by communism
Event lost a U.S. spy plane over SU and the capture of pilot
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Warsaw Pact is...
Former military alliance w/ U.S. and Western Europe
International organization for global cooperation
Plan to invest $ in Turkey and Greece to prevent communism
Former military alliance w/ Soviet Union + satellite nations
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NATO
International organization for achieving peace. 193 members.
An unsuccessful invasion into Cuba to overthrow the govt.
Military alliance between U.S. and Western European nations
U.S. economic aid to help European nations rebuild post WWII
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G.I. Bill of Rights
Program helps developing nations w/ volunteers made by JFK
International decision by UN to aid soldiers after WWII
U.S. economic aid to help European nations rebuild post WWII
USGovernment plan to help soldiers get back to a normal life
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The moment the Cold War was the closest to nuclear war
Loss of a U.S. spy plane and capture of a U.S. spy pilot
Competition between S.U. and U.S. for space exploration
Military alliance between U.S. and Canada and Western Europe
