Truman doctrine

Definition : was an international

relations policy set forth by the U.S.

President Harry Truman in a speech[1] on

March 12, 1947, which stated that the

U.S. would support Greece and Turkey

with economic and military aid to prevent

them from falling into the Soviet sphere.[2]

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Example : Harry Truman asked for

million of dollars to provide for the

soviet union.

Characteristics : They helped

economically to provide army and self

protection.

Marshall plan

Definition :was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.

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Example : Gave resources fo

r rebirth

.

Characteristics : Help build up what

the soviet union had lost.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Definition: also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party

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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Definition

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Definition: The crisis is

generally regarded as the

moment in which the

Cold War came closest to

turning into a

nuclear conflict[1] and is also

the first documented

instance of

mutual assured destruction

(MAD) being discussed as a

determining factor in a

major international arms

agreement

BAY OF PIGSDefinition

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was an unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba undertaken

by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group

Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961

SPACE RACE

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Definition : was a mid-to-late 20th

century competition between the

Soviet Union (USSR) and the

United States (US) for supremacy in

space exploration.

ARMS RACE

Illustration : Definition : in its original usage, is a

competition between two or more

parties to have the best armed

forces. Each party competes to

produce larger numbers of weapons,

greater armies, or superior

military technology in a

technological escalation

McCarthyism Illustration : Definition : is the practice of making

accusations of disloyalty, subversion,

or treason without proper regard for

evidence. It also means "the practice

of making unfair allegations or using

unfair investigative techniques,

especially in order to restrict dissent

or political criticism

HOUSE OF UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

Illustration: Definitio

n : was a

n investigative

committee of th

e

United States House of Representativ

es. It

was created in 1938 to

investigate alleged dislo

yalty and

subversive activitie

s on the part o

f

private citizens, p

ublic employees,

and those organizations suspected of

having Communist ties.

POLICY OF DÉTENTE

Definition : The term is often used in reference to the general easing of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1969, as a foreign policy of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called détente; a 'thawing out' or 'un-freezing' at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War.

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PEACE THROUGH STRENTH

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Definitio

n : is a

n ancient phrase and

concept implying th

at stre

ngth of

arms is

a necessary component o

f

peace

STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE

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Definition : was proposed by U.S.

President Ronald Reagan on March

23, 1983,[1] to use ground-based and

space-based systems to protect the

United States from attack by

strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT Illustration :

Definition : It was founded in 2001

by Ghassan Andoni, a Palestinian activist; Neta Golan, an Israeli activist; Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian-American; and George N.

Rishmawi, a Palestinian activist. Adam Shapiro, an American, joined

the movement shortly after its founding and is also often considered

one of the founders.