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Army mccarthy hearings
McCarthy congressional investigation of supposed communist spies in US army . came across badly in hearings and lost much of its great influence
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blockade
when a country or area is cut off in some way from other countries or area
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capitalism
economic system, in which the government does not interfere in or regulate the economy and in which free trade is favoured
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cold war
period of extreme tension between USA and USSR in which both sides stockpiled nuclear weapon and allies but never came to blows
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democrats
american political party that from the 1939 increasingly favoured federal government intervention to help the less fortunate
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doctrine
a set of beliefs or ideas
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FBI
federal bureau of investigation , headed from 1935 - 1972 by J edgar hoover , focused on communists during the cold war
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hollywood 10
group of 10 writers and directors in the film capital of united states , sentenced to jail by HUAC for their communist associations
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HUAC
house un- american activities committee , established in 1930 to investigate people such as communities who were likely to threaten US society
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McCarthyism
fanatical anti - communism
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reds
communists
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red scare
period of hysterical anti - communism
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secretary of defence
member of presidency cabinet heading the defence department
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secretary of state
member of president cabinet , heading the state department , responsible for foreign affairs
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state department
US federal government department equal to britian foreign office , in foreign relations
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when a country or area is cut off in some way from other countries or area

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blockade

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economic system, in which the government does not interfere in or regulate the economy and in which free trade is favoured

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Card 4

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period of extreme tension between USA and USSR in which both sides stockpiled nuclear weapon and allies but never came to blows

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Card 5

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american political party that from the 1939 increasingly favoured federal government intervention to help the less fortunate

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