Secret development of atomic bomb – proved the U.S. didn’t trust the Soviets.

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Secret development of atomic bomb – proved the U.S. didn’t trust the Soviets

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Secret development of atomic bomb – proved the U.S. didn’t trust the Soviets

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Containment – how the U.S. decided to fight Communism

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Truman Doctrine – U.S. should support free peoples fighting communism

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Marshall Plan – U.S. gave money to Western Europe after World War II in an effort to keep

countries democratic

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Reunification of Germany – caused more tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

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Berlin Airlift – massive transportation of food into democratic Germany

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Sputnik – Soviet satellite; first man made satellite launched into space

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg – convicted of espionage (spying) and sentenced to death.

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Korean War – began when the communist North invaded the democratic South

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UN troops – fought alongside U.S. troops in the Korean war

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Douglas McArthur – U.S. military leader fired by Truman for insubordination.

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Outcome of the Korean War – not much was changed