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Supreme Allied Commander / First commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
D. Eisenhower
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General, military commander of Manhattan Project
L. Groves
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General, commanded land forces in Pacific WWII / American Military Governor of Japan
D. MacArthur
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Chief scientist, Manhattan Project
J.R. Oppenheimer
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"Mr.X" - Developed theory of containment
G. Kennan
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General, commanded naval forces in Pacific WWII
C. Nimitz
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Origins of the Cold War (American POV)
Civil War in Greece, Unrest in Turkey
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1944 - decision that US round ups are constitutional due to security threats
Korematsu V. US
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Battle of Normandy, D-Day
Operation Overlord
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Reason Truman decided to drop atomic bomb
To save American lives
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The Marshall Plan - US response to help Europe's economy and fight communism
European Recovery Act
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Largest land battle in Pacific WWII - Operation Iceberg
Battle of Okinawa
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How US responded to Sputnik I
Explorer I (US Satellite)
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Victory over Fascism, Victory over Racism
Double V Campaign
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US/Mexico agreement to provide labor in US
Bracero Program
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GI Bill
Servicemen's Readjustment Act
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America's biggest land WWII battle
Battle of the Bulge
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America's first peace-time draft
Burke-Wadsworth Act
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Made containment theory become American Foreign Policy
NSC-68
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Created DoD, US Air Force, and CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
National Security Act
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General, Operation Anvil
A. Patch
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American Military Governor of Germany
L. Clay
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Wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls
E. Hemingway
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