Containment, Berlin, Korea, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and detente.
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- What was the primary goal of the containment policy?
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To prevent the spread of communist influence beyond areas already under Soviet control- Who was the US diplomat who developed the containment strategy?
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George Kennan- What did the Truman Doctrine commit the US to do?
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Support free peoples threatened by Soviet expansion or communist insurgency- What was the Marshall Plan designed to accomplish?
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Rebuild war-devastated Western European economies to prevent communist expansion- When did the Berlin Blockade occur?
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1948-1949- How did the US and Britain respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
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The Berlin Airlift, supplying the city by plane for over a year- In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
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1961- Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
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To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin- When did the Korean War begin?
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June 1950- Which UN general led UN forces in Korea before being removed by President Truman?
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Douglas MacArthur- Why did President Truman remove General MacArthur from command in Korea?
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MacArthur wanted to expand the war into China; Truman opposed this- When did the Korean War end?
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1953 with an armistice- What was the outcome of the Korean War?
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Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel into North and South- In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
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1962- What did US spy planes discover that triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Soviet nuclear missile installations being built in Cuba
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