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Postwar/ Cold War Vocabulary Organization founded in 1945 to promote peace Independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation Term coined by Churchill to describe border between the Soviet satellite states & Western Europe Worldwide rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders President Truman’s promise to help nations struggling against communist movements Foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after WWII Program in which U.S. & British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during Soviet blockade North Atlantic Treaty Organization: military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion Military alliance of the Soviety Union and its satellite states The principle of mutual military assistance among nations Attack on one attack on all Soviet response – Warsaw Pact Communist leader of China Led the takeover and created the People’s Republic of China Leader of China forced out by Mao Zedong Withdrew to the isaland of Taiwan and created the Republic of China claiming to be the legitimate government of the entire Chinese nation Congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States Group of movie writers, directors and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties List of person who were not hired because of susupected communist ties Policy in which the U.S. & Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another Former state Department official investigated as a possible Communist spy by HUAC after WWII Convicted of perjury in 1950 Case was debated for many years in for many it seemed to prove a real Communist threat in the U.S. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: international agreement first signed in 1947 aimed at lowering trade barriers Latitude line that divided North and South Korea at approximately the midpoint of the peninsula Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government agency that coordinates U.S. efforts in space President Truman’s program to expand New Deal reforms Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charages of disloyalty A law that restricted the power of labor unions The policy of making the military power of the US so strong that no enemy would attack for fear of retaliation Belief that only by going to the bring of war could the U.S. protect itself against communist aggression Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Long range rockets used by the Soviets The 1st artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957 Showed the technology gap between US and USSR Added to Americans fear (hydrogen capabilities) A 1960 incident in which the Soviet military used a guided missile to shoot down on American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory Corporation made up of 3 or 4 more unrelated businesses A business that contracts with a large parent company to offer certain goods and services Easted the return of WWII veterans by providing education and employment aid Small group of writers & artist in the 1950s & early 1960s who were critical of American society