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Ngo Dinh Diem
Vietnamese political leader who served as president. Had dictatorial powers of South Vietnam until he was assassinated. -
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK)
An American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States. Was assassinated in 1963. -
Yalta/Potsdam Conferences
They aimed to thrash out how to bring World War two to an end. They wanted to rebuild Europe after the war in particular Germany. -
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Truman
Harry S. Truman served as the 33rd president of the United States. Witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations. -
Long Telegram
George Kennan was an American diplomat living in Moscow. He sent an 8,000 word telegram to President Truman's State Department. -
Novikov Telegram
Novikov, Soviet ambassador to Washington D.C. Wrote and sent the "Novikov Telegram" to Moscow. -
Truman Doctrine
Announced to Congress on March 12, 1947. Developed on July 4th when he pledged to contain communist uprising in Greece and Turkey. -
NATO
An international military alliance that consists of 30 member states form Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. -
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Korean War
There was 5 years of tension between the Koreans. South Korea coordinated several attacks through the 38th parallel. -
Brinkmanship
The Secretary of State Dulles announced a new U.S. military strategy in the fight against communism. -
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Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance, established a mutual-defense organization. Made up of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Cezch , East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. -
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Space Race
Nations were in a race to get achievements in the field of space exploration. The United States got the first man on the moon. -
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Vietnam War
Vietcong: Communist rebel in South Vietnam since they were a Democratic State. South Vietnamese President was executed during a coup twenty days before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. -
Non-Aligned Movement
An organization was founded on the Brijuni islands in Yugoslavia. The movement played a crucial role in decolonization. -
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Great Leap Forward
Was an economic and social campaign. It was led by Chinese Communist Party. -
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Cultural Revolution
To enforce communism and remove any foreign, capitalist, or traditional cultural elements from Chinese society.The revolution had a negative impact on China's economic, political, and social growth. -
1st Man on Moon
Neil Armstrong was first man on the moon. He was on the Apollo 11's lunar module. -
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Soviet-Afghan War
Iranian Revolution- Popular uprising in Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy. Led to the establishment of an Islamic republic