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Cold War terms to know

Horizontales
President who followed FDR after his death and provided FINANCIAL AID to Greece and Turkey to contain the spread of communism
General of the US fired for insubordination because he planned to invade China and wanted to use NUKES behind President Truman's back
War fought to obtain a smaller goal, usually to contain communism
House Un-American Activities Committee - holds drama filled hearings about citizens suspected of subversion/communism in US
Country where the Soviet Union placed NUCLEAR missiles in that could strike nearly all cities in the US
The US gov't realized it made a mistake in DENYING the WWI war veterans their BONUS. These benefits included full paid college, low cost mortgages to buy homes more cheaply and recognized the sacrifice of serving in the military for 5 YEARS!
threaten all out war with nuclear weapons in response to any attack by a potential enemy.
a list of people that are excluded by others because they are alleged to have engaged in unacceptable or behavior
Film producers in Hollywood who made movies that seemed to support communism in the US
The "snake" in the US gov't who was a communist but turned honest and reveal Whittaker Chambers handing off TOP SECRETS to the Soviet Union
Verticales
In the 1940s to 1950s, the US government investigated and sent to jail people suspected of involvement with communism
Senator Joseph McCarthy, investigated the US government for communist spies. He damaged the reputations of public figures with vague, unfounded charges
After the communist revolution in this country the US adopted a CONTAINMENT strategy in ASIA after making a similar effort in Europe
Abbreviation for the Military Industrial Complex that President Eisenhower warned would seek to make weapons and war profits like in the NYE Commission from WWI
An area set aside to mark the boundary of North Korea and South Korea. In this ZONE, the military of both countries were prohibited from entering
The line that ULTIMATELY divided North Korea from South Korea
taking them to the edge of war, a dangerous policy, meant that Presidents had to be ready to threaten nuclear war
Married couple who relayed US secrets to the Soviet Union on how to build an atomic weapon
The launch of the Soviet satellite, was a turning point in the Cold War, and ignited the space race between the US and the Soviets.