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| policy of containment, that they would not let any more commnism spread |
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| Massive amounts of money given to European countries so they would not fall to communism |
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| The theory thta if one country falls to communism the surrounding ones will too |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to protect one another from the Soviet Union |
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| response to NATO, viewed US and NATO as a threat to their security... warsaw was cpaital of poland |
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| communists in Cambodia, ruled by Pol Pot |
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| relaxtion of tensions; restrain the soviets through diplomatic agreements |
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| openness, plan Mikhail Gorbachev tried to reform Soviet Union |
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| restricting government and economy, plan Mikhail Gorbachev tried to reform Soviet Union |
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| chinese communist leader began revolution to overthrow government |
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| nationalist leader in chinese revolution, (US aided them) they lost and Taiwan became nationalist China |
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| started the indepedance movement in India, they gained it from England |
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| leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, led rebellion against Batista and nationalized foreign business |
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| led the bay of pigs, anti castro cuban group, president of US during Cuban Missile Crisis |
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| leader of Soviet Union during Cuban Missile Crisis, tried to reform economy in soviet union |
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| wanted independance for Vietnam, communist leader of vietnam minh. north vietnam |
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| controlled south vietnam, US supported him |
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| president of US who presided over massive expansion of the vietnam war in the 1960's, he decided not to run for a 2nd term |
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| president of the US who negotiated Paris Peace accord after Vietnam |
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| leader of communism in Cambodia |
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| last leader of Soviet Union, tried to reform it but created economic turmoil and it collapsed |
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| general assembly, security council, secretariat (executive body), other various councils (economic and social council, international court of justice) |
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| Cold War (major participants) |
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| Chinese Communist Revolution |
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| Mao Zedong (communist) v. Chiang Kai-shek (nationalist)... Zedong won and china became communist and they made Taiwan nationalist China |
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| India wanted independance from England, Ghandi began this movement and they got independance in 1947 |
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| nationalist movement against Frane today it is communist country with a capitalitic government |
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| becomes communist led by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, he destroyed all industry and created a rural society, vietnam invades to stop genocide, UN takes over and today Cambodia is free |
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| Soviet Union started fighting there to keep a communist government, often referered to as the Soviet's "vietnam" |
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