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Soviet Union–United States relations

American Pageant Terms 4

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Counterculture of the 1960s
Soviet Union–United States relations
Community organizing
De-Stalinization
Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
African-American Civil Rights Movement
Nikita Khrushchev
Brinkmanship
Cold War
Suez Crisis

Quiz Guide #19 Cuban Revolution: A political revolution that removed the United States supported Fugencio Batista from power. The revolution was led by Fidel Castro who became the new leader of Cuba as a communist dictator. Brinkmanship: the act of pushing a situation to the verge of war in order to threaten and encourage one's opponent to back down. Domino Theory: the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

American Pageant Terms 3

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Soviet Union–United States relations
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Vice Presidents of the United States
Aftermath of World War II
Political parties in the United States
Harry S. Truman
Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Korean War
Progressive Party
Thomas E. Dewey

Quiz Guide#18 Alger Hiss: a prominent ex-New Dealer and a distinguished member of the "eastern establishment." accused of being a communist agent in the 1930s. He dramatically met his chief accuser before the Un-American Activities Committee in august but was convicted of perjury. Communist China: The turning point of the Cold War was when China turned "red" because it was the most populous country. Mao Zedong led communist revolution and he won against Jiang (Nationalist with no support). It changes the US policies; making presidents after Truman to vow not to lose any other country to communism.

The Cold War World: Global Politics, Economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

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Aftermath of World War II
Cold War
Nuclear warfare
Nikita Khrushchev
Allies of World War II
soviet union
euro

87Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 4 June 2015 Chapter 17 Outline Cold War: Global Politics, Econ. Recovery, Cultural Change 1m?s of Euro refugees trekked100s/1k?s of mi. on foot to return to homes Housing was nonexistent; 1946, 100m Euros lived on <1.5k cal/day Fam?s. scraped vegetables from gardens/traded smuggled goods on black market Gov?t?s rationed food; winter 1946, had no fuel Coal, prewar supply, couldn?t be transported to needy areas 2 powers emerged, US/USSR, dev. Of ?Cold War? Cold War divided Euro, East occupied by USSR, West by US Led to political/econ. Integration, resulting in Euro Common Market in West/socialist bloc dominated by USSR inEast Collapse of empires/creation of nations raised stakes of Cold War

Notes

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Soviet Union–United States relations
Cold War
Détente
Conservatism in the United States
Ronald Reagan

Unit 9 notes Detente & Peace Through Strength Cracking the AP(2015 Edition) :(Required) Detente pg(s) 247-250 Peace Through Strength pg(s) 251-254 Out of Many Textbook: (Recommended) Detente pg(s): 1079-1082, 1083-1084 Peace Through Strength pg(s): 1107-1111, 1121-1128 US 1980 Olympic Ban Camp David Accords Iran Hostage Rescue Cold War Nixon Detente policy Reagan?s SDI programme War Powers Act 1985 State of the Union Address
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The Bipolar World

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Soviet Union–United States relations
Cuba–United States relations
Communist states
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cold War
soviet union
Leonid Brezhnev
Cuban Missile Crisis

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 26 August 2015 Chapter 38 Outline Bipolar World 7/1959, vice pres. Of US Richard M. Nixon arrived in Moscow to open American Nat?l Exhibition, display of US goods in Russia Host Soviet premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, didn?t embrace it US Congress passed ?captive nations? resolution, criticized USSR for mistreatment of satellite nations, Khrushchev was convinced Nixon?s visit was humiliation Before visiting exhibition, Khrushchev/Nixon debated about captive nations Took place in US model house built for exhibit Khrushchev mocked appliances in kitchen, including lemon juicer/dishwasher Epitomized ?capitalist attitude toward women? Argued working class couldn?t afford them

A People and A Nation Chapters 24 and 25 Study Guide

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Cold War
Soviet Union–United States relations
International relations
History by period
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Foreign relations of the Soviet Union
Heads of government of the Soviet Union
George F. Kennan
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Politics
War

Chapters 24 and 25 ? Test Study Guide Chapter 24 ? The Cold War and American Globalism (1945-1961) From Allies to Adversaries Decolonization Imperial states set their colonies free 1943 ? Lebanon gained independence 1946 ? Syria gained independence 1946 ? Jordan gained independence 1946 ? Philippines gained independence from the US 1947 ? Britain relinquished India and Pakistan 1948 ? Britain relinquished Burma and Sri Lanka 1949 ? Dutch left Indonesia British officials in Palestine and Iraq faced tension and pressure Palestine ? Zionists (people who wish for he return of the Jewish homeland) wanted a Jewish homeland and Arab leaders were opposed to this Iraq ? National agitation towards British rule

20th Century Foreign Policy

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Banana Wars
History of the United States
Soviet Union–United States relations
International relations
Politics of the United States
Hegemony
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
Containment
Truman Doctrine

APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Foreign Policy Foreign Policy of the 20th Century Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1902) ? ?Big Stick Policy? ? Gave Us the power to interfere in W-Hemisphere where needed (for econ reasons/promote democracy) Dollar Diplomacy ? Taft vis-?-vis Latin America ? extended US power into Latin America and E Asia; providing loans and using economic means to influence countries and exhort loyalty Lodge Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1912) -- Monroe Doctrine applies to colonial powers from Eur too Kept any foreign power/nation from acquiring significant land in W-H Moral or Missionary Diplomacy ? Wilson ? US?s moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin America govt that was viewed as hostile to American interests.

APUSH Brinkley cahpter 29.2 Terms

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Military personnel
Politics of the United States
Government
Soviet Union–United States relations
Vice Presidents of the United States
Cold War
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Containment
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph Stalin
Politics

Chapter?29.2:?The?Souring?of?the?Peace,?American?Politics?and?Society?After?the?War,? The?Korean?War,?The?Crusade?Against?Subversion? ? Potsdam?Conference? Truman?met?w/?Stalin?to?discuss?Germany.? Confirmed?that?Germany?would?remain? divided?w/?W?zones?into?1?nation,?friendly?to? US?and?Russia?w/?pro?Soviet?communist? govt.? Chiang?Kai?shek?&?The??China?Lobby??? Corrupt?govt.,?feeble?popular?legitimacy,?lived? in?isolation?(unwilling?to?face?problems).? Pro?Chiang?forces.? Mao?Zedong? Communist?army?leader?in?which?China?was? in?a?struggle?with.?In?control?of???of?Chinese? population.? George?F.?Kennan?&?The??Long?Telegram??&? ?Containment?? Influential?American?diplomat?who?warned?that in?Soviet?Union?US?faced?a?political?force?that?

Cold war america 1945-1960

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Military history by country
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Harry S. Truman
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Cold war america 1945-1960 chapter 26 The Cold war, 1945-1946 WWII set the basic conditions for Cold War rivalry b/c the USSR had been a victim of German aggression in both world wars, Joseph Stalin was determined to prevent the rebuilding & re-arming of its traditional foe; he insisted on a security zone of friendly govts in E. Europe for protection At the Yalta Conference in 2/45, the Allies redrew the map & U.S. & GB agreed to recognize this Soviet ?sphere of influence,? with the proviso that ?free and unfettered elections? would be held as soon as possible. After Yalta, the Soviets made no move to hold the elections & rebuffed Western attempts to reorganize the Soviet-installed govts cold war in europe

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