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| from the end of World War II in 1950 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 |
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| What international organization formed after World War II and what was its purpose |
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United Nations
formed near the end of World War II to create a forum for the nations of the world to try to prevent future global wars |
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| Occupied most of Eastern and Central Europe after World War II |
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| Soviet allies in east and central Europe formed the Warsaw Pact in response to NATO |
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partitioned into East and West Germany
West Germany became democratic and resumed self-government after a few years of American, British, and French occupation
East Germany remained under the domination of the Soviet Union and did not adopt democratic institutions |
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competition between two very different ways of organizing government, society, and the economy
American-led western nations' belief in democracy, individual freedoms, and a market economy
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Soviet belief in totalitarian state and socialism |
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stop communism from spreading
resist communist aggression in other countries |
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| Guiding principle of American foreign policy throughout the Cold War |
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| Truman Doctrine of containment |
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| What was NATO and why was it formed |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
formed as a defensive alliance among the United States and Western European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe |
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| provided massive financial aid to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism |
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| Result of NATO and Warsaw Pact |
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| both sides maintained large military forces facing each other in Europe |
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| Major threat during the Cold War |
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| nuclear war which would destroy both the U.S. and the Soveit Union |
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| Two factors that affected American life throughout the Cold War |
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fear of communism
threat of nuclear war |
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| Schools and citizens response to nuclear threat |
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schools reguarly held drills to train children what to do in case of a nuclear attack
American citizens were urged by the government to build bomb shelters in their own basements |
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| What events increased domestic(at home) fears of communism |
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Spy case convictions: Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
the Soviets construction of nuclear weapons with technical secrets obtained through spying |
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| He recklessly accused many American government officials and citizens of being communist |
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| McCarthy's evidence of communism |
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| making a false accusation based on rumor or guilt by association |
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| Cold War affected presidential elections |
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| made foreign policy a major issue in every presidential election during the period |
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| Cold War affected Virginia's economy |
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| heavy military expenditures throughout the Cold War benefited Virginia's economy proportionately more than any other state, especially in Hampton Roads, which became home to several large naval and air bases, and Northern Virginia became home to the Pentagon and numerous private companies that contract with the military |
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| "...pay anyprice, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty." |
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| "Ask not what your country can do for you: ask what you can do for your country." |
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| led a communist revolution that took over Cuba in 1959 |
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| CIA attempt train Cuban refugees to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro that failed |
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in 1962, the Soviet Union stationed missiles in Cuba
President Kennedy ordered the Soviet Union to remove their missiles and for several days the world was on the brink of nuclear war
eventually the Soviet leadership "blinked" and finally removed their missiles |
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| Allied policy in Japan after its defeat in World War II |
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Japan was occupied by American forces
soon adopted a democratic form of government, resumed self-government, and became a strong United States ally |
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| U.S. government's anti-communist strategy of containment led to which wars in Asia |
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| What increased American fears of communist domination of most of the world |
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| the communist takeover in China shortly after World War II |
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| Were China and the Soviet Union allies |
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No
eventually became rivals for territory and diplomatic influence |
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| Eisenhower's policy regarding the nuclear threat |
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| the fear of massive retaliation by the U.S. would deter any nuclear srike by the Soviets |
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| War in the early 1950s that reflected American policy of containment |
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| After communist North Korea invaded South Korea what happened |
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| American military forces led by Douglas MacArthur led a counterattack that drove deep into North Korea |
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| China supported which side in the Korean War |
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| North Korea which threatened to widen the war to possibly another world war |
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| How does the Korean War end |
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stalemate with Korea divided
South Korea was free of communism
North Korea was communist |
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| North Vietnamese government tried to install through force a communist government in South Korea |
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| Which side did the U.S. help in the Vietnam War |
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allies of France first
then South Vietnam |
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| American military buildup in Vietnam begin under which president |
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| What happened in Vietnam after Kennedy was assassinated |
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| President Lyndon Johnson intensified the U.S. buildup |
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| Was America successful in Vietnam |
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| the U.S. defeated the North Vietnamese forces in the field but could not force an end to the war on favorable terms by fighting a limited war |
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| Did Americans support the Vietnam War? |
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| The country became bitterly divided. While there was support for the American military and conduct of the war among many Americans, others opposed the war and active opposition to the war mounted, especially on college campuses |
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| Became president after Lyndon Johnson |
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| Richard Nixon won on a pledge to bring the war to an honorable end |
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| Nixon's policy of withdrawing U.S. troops and replacing them with South Vietnamese forces while maintaining military aid to the South Vietnamese |
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| Was Vietnamization succesful |
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No
failed when South Vietnamese troops were unable to resist invasion by Soviet-supplied North Vietnamese Army and problems mounted at home when President Nixon was forced from office due to the Watergate scanddel |
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| in 1975 both North and South Vietnam merged under communist control |
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| Results of Vietnam War on American society |
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| it tested the democratic system to its limit, left scars on American society that have not yet been erased, and made many Americans deeply skeptical of future military or even peacekeeping interventions |
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| Asian war that demonstrated the power of American public opinion in reversing foreign policy |
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| Key to America's success over the Soviet Union in the Cold War |
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| Caused period of internal strife and divisiveness in the 1960s |
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assassination of John F. Kennedy
involvement in Vietnam |
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| How Vietnam veterans were treated after the war |
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nation was not supportive
often met with indifference and hostility from those opposed to the war |
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| Were Vietnam Veterans ever recognized |
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yes
but, it took many years for the wounds to heal in America |
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| Caused the collapse of the Soviet Union |
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| internal and external pressures |
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| Internal problems in the Soveit Union that caused the collapse of the Soviet Union |
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increasing Soviet military expenses to compete with the United States
rising nationalism in Soviet republics
fast-paced reforms (ex. market economy)
economic inefficiency
Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika |
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| Ronald Reagan's role in the collapse of the Soviet Union |
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| challenged the moral legitimacy of the Soviet Union and increased U.S. military and economic pressure on the Soviet Union |
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| "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." |
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| How U.S. goals and policy change at the end of the Cold War |
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| changed to include foreign aide, humaniarian aid, support for human rights, and involvement in conflicts around the world |
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| Legacy of George H. W. Bush |
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| Hade to deal with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe which led to the reunification of Germany, the collapse of Yugoslavia, and the breakup of the Soviet states |
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| Legacy of George H. W. Bush |
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| The Persian Gulf War also known as Operation Desert Storm was the first war where American women served in combat |
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| Legacy of Bill Clinton's presidency |
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North American Free Trade Agreement
Diplomatic relations with Vietnam
Lifted eonomic sanctions against South Africa when policy of apartheid ended |
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| Legacey of George W. Bush |
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Terrorist attacks on 9/11/11
War in Afghanistan
War in Irag |
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