The Korean War
Occupied South Korea at the end of WWII
America
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
this policy would prevent expansion of communism and provide a slow death from the inside via revolution of its people who would become dissatisfied with lack of freedoms
containment
Truman's domestic program that built off of FDR's New Deal
Fair Deal
Berlin was split into how many zones?
4
These forces stormed the 38th parallel in June of 1950 to unite Korea
North Korean Forces
purpose of nato
deter USSR agression
this type of economic system requires a totalitarian style government to keep the public in check
communism
This legislation guaranteed loans for business and homes gave unemployment insurance for up to 20 weeks and provided free college tuition to put towards an education
1944 GI Bill of Rights
Also known as the European Recovery Act, this intended to rebuild Europe following WWII's destruction.
Marshall Plan
Truman gains support from this Organization before sending American troops.
United Nations
ended America's nuclear supremacy/monopoly
USSR's first Atomic Bomb
this type of state requires growth and expansion to maintain itself or to placate its population
totalitarianism
This caused economic issues in America following WWII due to lack of supply and high demand
price inflation
Truman fired this General for insubordination during the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur
Commanded United Nations soldiers in the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur
result of China's civil war between Chinese nationalist and Chinese communist
People's Republic of China
Truman gets US congress to appropriate 400 million in aid to these nations in attempts to prevent the spread of communism in 1947.
Greece & Turkey
Many Southern Democrats left the Democratic party due to civil rights legislation to form the...
Dixiecrat party
Gave the Iron Curtain Speech in 1946
Winston Churchill
Entered the war once America reached the Yulu River, pushing America back below the 38th Parallel.
People's Republic of China
Former WWII general tasked with command of NATO forces
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This document strongly influenced the Truman Doctrine
George Kennan's Long Telegram
Republican Candidate who ran against Truman in 1948
Thomas Dewey
Result of former Colonial/Imperial Powers Britain and France diminishing in power following WWII