| A | B |
|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | founded League of Nations/wrote 14 points |
| Harry Truman/Truman Doctrine | gave economic assistance to Turkey/Greece after WW II |
| F.D.Roosevelt | President during WW II |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | dealt with Cuba/Hungary/U-2 airplane incident |
| John F. Kennedy | dealt with Fidel Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Lyndon Johnson | takes over after JFK, sends large numbers of American soldiers to Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | ends US involvement in Vietnam War |
| Jimmy Carter | arranges a Camp David peace settlement between Israel/Egypt |
| Ronald Regan | supports forces against communism in Nicaragua |
| George Bush | President during Desert Storm/defeats Iraq |
| Allied Powers (original members) | England, Russia, France |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Central Powers | WW I countries:Germany/Austria Hungary/Turkey |
| Treaty ending WW I | Treaty of Paris |
| Isolationism/Neutrality | US policy before WW II |
| major country not in League of Nations | United States |
| President after FDR, ordered A-Bomb dropped on Japan | Harry Truman |
| United Nations | organizatin formed after WW II |
| US Policy to prevent spread of communism | Containment |
| General Assembly of U.N. | body of organization - everyone has equal membership |
| Security Council of U.N. | part of organization that deals w/crisis situations |
| "Cold War" | use of propaganda and spies by US and Russia after WW II |
| a collective security alliance between US/European nations | N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
| Marshall Plan | created by Gen. George Marshall, provided $$ to rebuild Europe after WW II |
| war fought by US/United Nations in 1950's | Korean War |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | adopted by Congress in 1964, approved involvement in Vietnam |
| US interests in the middle east include: | support of state of Israel/need for Arab oil |
| our present Secretary of State/deals with foreign policy | General Colin Powell |
