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| United Nations was meant to be... |
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| an International peace keeping organization to replace the League of Nations |
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1. Maintain international peace
2. Develop friendly relationhip among nations
3. Achieve internationl cooperation |
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| Which Country isn't permanent member of the UN Security Council? |
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| Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met at Yalta |
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| Truman's plans that included programs like the expansion of social security, national healthcare and public housing. |
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| Primary responsibiliy of the Security Council |
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| To maintain international peace and Security |
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| Soviet occupation of Poland |
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| In what city was the UN Charter created? |
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| Due to his explosive temper and salty language Harry Truman was compared to... |
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| Newspaper that claimed truman lost? |
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| Broken promises, suspicions, arguments about economics |
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| Limiting of Presidential terms |
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| fought communism with aid to S.E. Europe |
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| Winston Churchill's famous Speech at Westminster College? |
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| About Iron Curtain in Missouri |
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| Descriptions of Post World War II Europe: |
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- 30 million Europeans killed
- Millions of Europeans were homeless
- Railroads, bridges, and factories were destroyed |
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| Soviet's answer to NATO. Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary belonged to that group |
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| US diplomat to te Soviet Union. His policy was to contain Soviet Expansion |
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| A plan to rebuild Europe by using U.S. funds and European plans |
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| Germany divided into four zones |
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| Controlled by the U.S., Soviet Union, the UK, and France |
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| The blockading of the city of Berlin prompted... |
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| the organization set up to unify military forces and to defend each other. Some European nations like Spain never joined. |
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| Eisenhower's opponent in 1952 & 1956? |
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| The American forces led by McArthur were very successful until... |
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| the Chinese joined the fight for Korea |
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| fought between the Naitonalists led by Chiang Kai-shek and COmmunists led by Mao Tse-Tung. Mao was victorious and force the Nationalists to Taiwan. |
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| Political description of Eisenhower: |
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- moderate
- initially not into the parties
- republican |
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| The Soviet Union brought missiles to Cuba and put the U.S in a dilemma. Attack the bases and risk WWIII or do noghitn and risk destruction |
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| What was the Suez Canal conflic involving? |
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| Egypt's raids on Israel and the canal's seizure |
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| dealt with Fidel Castro's Cuba |
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| All were considered embarrassing situations for the U.S. |
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| U2 affair, Sputnik, Bay of Pigs |
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| The St. Lawrence Seaway / Federal Highway Act |
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| two largest spending programs of the Eisenhower administration |
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| The Space race between the SU and US was launched by |
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| The purpose of the berlin Wall |
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| to stop East Germans from escaping for personal freedom |
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| US response to communism of going to the edge of all out war |
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