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What isA conflict of ideas that does not include actual military combat such as the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over the spread of communism.Cold War
Cold War
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A government ruled by the people, the United States is a democracy.
Democracy
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A town immediately outside of a city.
Suburb
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US placed missiles in Turkey aimed at the Soviet Union so the Soviet Union responded by placing nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba with the capability of reaching Florida.
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Conference where the Allied Powers of World War II decided to divide Germany after the war ended.
Potsdam Conference
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A political and economic system where all decisions are made by the government, the Soviet Union is a communist government.
Communism
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The communist nation involved in the Cold War with the US.
Soviet Union
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The US Congress passed this resolution to authorize the President to "take all necessary steps including armed conflict," in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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A period of time when the US and its allies dropped supplies for 327 days into Berlin because the Soviet Union closed off all roads to West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift
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The consumption or purchasing of new goods by individuals because an economy offers numerous new inventions and products.
Consumerism
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The capital of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall; the eastern part of Berlin was communist while the western part of Berlin was democratic.
Berlin
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Surprise attacks with a quick retreat; used by the US in Vietnam.
Guerilla Warfare
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US President that developed the Truman Doctrine in hopes of keeping Greece and Turkey from becoming a communist nation.
Harry Truman
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A phrase used to describe the division between democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
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A Democratic President of the United States that defeated Richard Nixon due to his ability to impress the American population on television.
John F. Kennedy
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Chemical based gasoline that stuck and burned; used by the US troops in Vietnam
Napalm
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A doctrine developed by President Harry Truman to give money to Greece in order to prevent the country from becoming a communist nation
Truman Doctrine
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Serviceman Readjustment Act that that gave American servicemen and women money for homes, college, and vocational training.
GI Bill
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Communist leader of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
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Chemical pesticide used to burn the leaves off trees; used by US troops in Vietnam.
Agent Orange
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