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Cold War (Bretton woods conference (World Bank (also from Bretton Woods…
Cold War
Bretton woods conference
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IMF
International Monetary Fund
created in 1944 from Bretton woods Conference stabilize world economy & prevent another GD
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Peace Corps
An organization created by JFK encouraging Americans to Help out one another #
Presidents
Harry S. Truman
NSC-68
discussing policy of containment - block expansion of Soviet power encourage destruction within the Soviet system.
policy of containment - containing communism from expanding #
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Richard Nixon
Nixon in China
Nixon's Decision to open relations up b/t US and China, hoped to scare soviets back to the Arms talks
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JFK
President during Cuban Missile Crisis -negotiated secretly with Khrushchev; escaped Vietnam War # # #
Alliances
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Warsaw Pact
USSR Alliance to defend E. Europe From NATO #
NATO
a group of European States to stop Communism from Spreading in Europe
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Russia
Nikita Khrusgchev
leader of Russia during Cuban Missile Crisis #
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Chernobyl
nuclear power plant that melted down which led to glasnost
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Chile
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Ex. of Containment: CIA helped remove democratically electected leader who had communist views
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Weapons
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MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction - policy saying you must have nuclear weapons to ensure that after an attack you would have enough to retaliate; lessening chance of attack
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Fidel Castro
A pro-soviet leader of Cuban Rev. created a communist stated that improved conditions
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Division of Cold War
Korean War
US-led UN Operation defending S. Korea from communist N. Korea # #
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Marshall Plan
US aid to Europe to prevent spread of Communism #
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