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| George F. Kennan | devised the “containment doctrine” in 1947 that basically said to keep communist influence at bay and not let it spread elsewhere. |
| NATO | alliance between western counties and the United States saying if one country was attacked then the rest of the countries will defend them. |
| Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) of 1944 | veterans can go to college for free. |
| Berlin Airlift | russia cut off power and ground transportation into west Berlin and the allies flew all the supplies they needed in on planes. |
| Marshall Plan | the US could financially support Europe if they came together and made a plan. |
| Space Race | US vs. USSR
· V2 rocket- developed by the germans
· Sputnik I and II- satellites developed by the Russians
· National Defense and Education Act (NDEA)- provided increased funding for education over a 4 year period.
· Explorer I- first Satallite launched by the USA
· Apollo program- sent a man to the moon |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | Soviets were hiding missles in Cuba so they could be withing range of the US and the USSR almost went to war with each other but it was resolved when USSR took the missiles out of Cuba |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | gave LBJ a blank check to do whatever he wanted in Nam. |
| War Powers Act of 1973 | After Nixon bombed Cambodia Congress passed this and said the president has to speak to the house at least 48 hours after he mobilizes the military.
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| Iran-contra Affair | illegal sale of arms to Iran to get hostages, and hoped to sell weapons to Nicaragua as well. |
| glasnost and perestroika | openness and reconstruction. Gorbachev’s policies. |
| Korean War | North Korea invaded South Korea So the US and UN helped then pushed N Korea all the way to China but then China Pushed the UN and US all the way back to the 18th parallel. |
| Tet Offensive | NV and VC troops attacked 27 south Vietnamese cities; turning point of Vietnam war. |
| Truman Doctrine | Help out countries in Europe who were resisting soviet aggression. |
| "flexible response" | come up with multiple military solutions for every crisis. JFK. |
