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Soc St Ch 18-1 Review

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created the Central Intelligence AgencyNational Security Act
CIA refers to theCentral Intelligence Agency
believed that communism and capitalism couldexist peacefully in the world
replaced Joseph Stalin as Soviet premier after his deathNikita Khrushchev
massive retaliationthreat of uning nuclear weapons to stop communist
U-2 incidentSoviets shot down an American spy plane
Frances Gary Powerspilot of the U-2 spy plane
lead to increase in Cold War tensionsU-2 incident
covert operationssecret missions
Dulles and Eisenhower's "New Look"included massive retaliation and brinkmanship
brinkmanshipon the edge of war without getting into war
Sputnikfirst artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
created to carry out space researchNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
why U.S. helped to finance the Aswan High Damhoped Egypt would support U.S. in Cold War
Suez CrisisU.S. and Soviet Union criticized Britain, France & Israel for invading area around the Suez Canal
Operation AjaxU.S. and Britain plan to overthrow Mosaddeq,Iran's premier
President of Guatemala that nationalized American-owned United Fruit Company thereColonel Arbenz Guzman
CIA intervened in Guatemala when UN refused and eventuallyreplaced Arbenz
Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary resulted in the U.S. doingrefused to get involved to avoid a nucler war
created "The New Look"Sec. of State John Foster Dulles


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