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who succeeded Franklin Roosevelt as President

what act was passed to curb the growing power of the labor union

treaty provided military aid to European Allies

member of the State Department who transferred documents to a Soviet agent

couple was executed for leaking vital atomic bomb secrets to Russian agents

what program helped the European nations in their recovery after World War II

what provided discharge pay, hospitalization, government loans for purchasing homes, farms or businesses, and education benefits for veterans

defense pact signed by the US., Canada, and 10 western European nations in 1949

Supreme Allied Commander in Europe

Dividing line between North and South Korea

which American General recommended withdrawing American troops from China

Who was both Supreme commander in the Allied occupation of japan and the commander of American and UN forces during the Korean War

leader of Communist China

Leader of Nationalist China

dates for the Korean War

what group was established to keep peace by nations with atomic weapons

term for war of words after WWII between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Winston Churchill's term for the tyranny that descended upon eastern Europe following WWII

stated that the U.S. would employ its resources to prevent the overthrowing of any democracy through outside interference

what was the Soviet Union's response to the U.S. NATO

president of 1952

when was the nation of Israel established

country that president Eisenhower sent U.S. marines in 1958 to protect American lives and prevent an Arab revolt

first Soviet artificial satellite to orbit the earth

first American man-made satellite placed in orbit in 1958

Who founded the SEATO organization

what organization was established to resist communist  aggression and expansion in south east Asia

first nuclear-powered merchant vessel

organization established in 1958 to further U.S. space research an development

two states that were admitted to the Union in 1959

what court case resulted in the desegregation of public schools

who was the dictator of Cuba that ousted Fulgencio Batista (Cuba's former dictator)

who was the chief justice who ruled in favor of public school integration

Black American woman arrested for sitting in the front of the buss in Montgomery, Alabama

who introduced the polio vaccine

first black American ballplayer to play for a major league team

what was the worlds longest suspension bridge

4 ,100 miles of roadways linking one end of the country to the other

youngest man ever to be elected president

who used her son to protest Bible reading in public school's of Baltimore, Maryland

first American in space

first two American communication satellites

American-trained Cuban freedom fighters attempt to invade Communist Cuba

who assassinated president Kennedy
when
where

project of single man space flights

first American to orbit the earth

when was the Cuban Missile Crisis

group of communist gorillas that terrorized South Vietnam