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| George F. Kennan | well-known American diplomat who argued that the United States should "contain", or hold back the spread of communism |
| General George C. Marshall | U.S. Secretary of State suggested that U.S. Congress give money to Western European nations. He believed poverty led to the growth of communism. |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Soviet leader after Stalin died. He ordered a wall built through Berlin to separate communist East Berlin from the rest of the city. |
| Mao Zedong | Chinese soldier and statesperson. He was chairman of the Communist party adn the People's Republic of China |
| Deng Xiaoping | Deputy premier and the leader of the Chinese Communist party during the 1970s. His influence on economic changes helped make China an industrial power. |
| General Douglas MacArthur | General of the United States Army Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces in the Pacific during World War II. During the Korean War he was fired by Truman. |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese political leader and president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War |
| Fidel Castro | Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister and president |
| John F. Kennedy | 35th President - He responded to the Soviets headstart in the space race with a promise that the U.S. would land a human on the moon by end of the 1960s. He was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 36th President - He became president when Kenndy was assassinated. |
| Winston Churchill | He quote about "Behind the Iron Curtain" led to the Iron Curtain symbolizing the division between democratic and communist nations in Europe. |
