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World War II Outcomes
Yalta Conference was held to plan out the postwar world, together with Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt -
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Harry Truman
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Truman Doctrine
A pledge that US will provide aid for Greece and Turkey, with military aid and economy to prevent them from falling into Soviet atmosphere -
Red Scare
It stsarted when an incident occured where Gouzenko was walking out of a Soviet Embassy in Canad while carriying documents revealing a massive effort by the Soviet Union to infiltrate organizations and government agencies in North America, specifically to obtain information about the atomic bomb. -
Marshall Plan
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NATO
The NATO was established for three main purposes: deterring Soviet expansion, to forbid the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe, and encourage European political integration -
McCarthyism
McCarthy started to hunt down disloyalty or just a hint of it. He had a tactic of destroying reputation with ambiguity and unforned charges when he took control of the Congress -
Korean War
An invasion occured when N. Korean People's Army crossed the boundary of the 38th parallel, that seperates Democratic People's Republic of Korea and pro-Western Republic of Korea. -
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Korean War
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Vietnam War
America's purposes of getting involved are: their resentment of France controlling Vietnam and the prevention of Vietnam's rise to communism. -
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Vietnam War
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John Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
Because of Fidel's alliance with the Soviet Union, US feared that Cuba would be used as base for spread of communism in the Western Hemisphere. A group of Cuban exiles was used and trained to invade the island, but results failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a 14 day political and military standoff over the Cuban missiles instalations armed by Soviet. -
Kennedy's Assasination
JFK was shot twice at his presidential motorcade in Texas, and the accused assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald. -
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Lyndon Johnson
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Richard Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
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George H.W. Bush
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Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
Gorbachev cooperated with former president Bush in order to save economy. Perestroika is the reconstruction and it allowed priivate enterprise and profit making. Glasnost meaning openness, spread to Eastern Europe. 1989 revolutions were uprising and replaced Communist rulers to democratic government. Berlin Wall gates were opened on 9 Nov 1989 -
Persian Gulf War
Because of the ordered invasion of Kuwait led by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, western nations were called to intervened. In addition, Hussein defired UN Security Council's demands of withdrawing from Kuwait. Desert Storm was launched by US and Gulf War began. It was an unqulified success in the end, but led to second Gulf War which is the Iraq War in 2003 -
Collapse of Soviet Union
Eastern Europe has abandoned communism and a group of officials and army officers staged a coup to overthrow Gorbachev. Fall of the coup resulted 15 Soviet republics to declare independence. Gorbachev announced the end of Soviet Union -
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William Clinton
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NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement was between Canada, U.S. and Mexico where free trade is being tolerated. -
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George W. Bush
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September 11th Terrorist Attacks
Islamic exteremist group called al0Queda had hijscked four airliners and performed suicide attacks. Two planes were flown into the towerd of World Trade Center. Another hit the Pentagon. The fourth plane was crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This act of terrorism defined George W. Bush's presidency. -
War in Afghanistan
US and UK armed forces and Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom with the goal of dismantling Al-Queda terrorist organization and remove Taliban regme from power. -
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War in Afghanistan
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War in Iraq
Known as the Second Gulf War and was started because of the invasion of Iraq led by US as the first phase and the remaining is a longer phase of fighting. -
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War in Iraq
