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3. Fought between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel..
6. A network of paths along the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, where Ho Chi Minh supplied arms to the Vietcong.
8. This man set out to ease tensions with Communism after becoming president.
10. Granted President Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam and to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack."
12. In 1985 this man was appointed head of the Soviet Union. He had two plans to revitalise the Soviet Union: glasnost (meaning openness) and perestroika (meaning restructure).
13. the US gave $400 million to Turkey and Greece. "The US must support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."
16. Communist opposition group in South Vietnam who attacked the Diem government and assassinated thousands of South Vietnamese government officials.
18. Soviet Union version of NATO; comprised of Soviet Union and other satellite nations.
21. When countries came together to form military alliances.
22. Strongly opposed the war; Believed that the US should withdraw from Vietnam.
24. Anti-communist activist who stated that communists were taking over the government.
25. Divided communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea.
28. caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the Soviet Union; The spread of communism and the spread of democracy.
30. The name given to the place that divided democratic West Europe and communist East Europe
31. This man was president in 1945 at the end of WWII.
32. This man was a senator who had a very staunch anti-communist approach to politics.
37. Believed that the US should unleash a greater military force in order to win the war.
38. The theory that countries that were on the brink of communism were like dominos waiting to fall on top of each other
39. This man came to power when Stalin died.

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1. George C. Marshall first called for American assistance program to aid Europe
2. Was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations
4. his man was a powerful figure in cold war conflicts. He rose to power in the 1920s after leading the Communist Party
5. allied leaders USSR (Stalin), USA (Churchill) and UK (Truman), gathered to discuss the spread of Communism
7. This man was a strong anti-communist and increased spending on arms when he became president in 1980.
9. A form of government when the government of a country controls the distribution of property and all economic activities.
11. Leaf-killing toxic chemical that was used on elephant grass. Blamed for cancer in Veterans.
14. The US provided aid to 16 European countries to prevent "hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
15. This man voiced apprehensions surrounding the Cold War and popularised the term 'Iron Curtain'. He also encouraged European and trans-Atlantic unity.
17. The name given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union.
19. Attacks made on suspected communists. Unfair -- no evidence provided.
20. North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A defensive military alliance with the West European nations and the US.
23. This man was tested by Khrushvhev who had promised not to arm Cuba with missiles but U-2 spy planes found he was doing just that.
26. this policy involved taking measures to prevent the extension of communism
27. First satellite launched into space; Launched by the USSR, making the US feel inferior.
29. House of Un-American Activities Committee
33. caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the USSR.
34. A gasoline-based chemical bomb that set fire to the jungle; used to expose tunnels.
35. The dropping of thousands of tons of food and medical supplies to starving West Berliners after Joseph Stalin closed off all highway and railway access
36. Flew food and supplies to West Berlin after Stalin closed all roads/routes that led into the city. Flew a total of 2.3 million tons total.