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Cold War
The state of hostility, without direct military conflict, that devceloped between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
Marshall Plan
Approved in 1948, the United States gave more than $13 billion to help the nations of Europe after World War II.
Bay of Pigs
1961, when the revolution of 1959 put Cub in power.
William Levitt
Built Levittown.
Used the assembly line technique to build houses quickly, cheaply and efficiently.
Vietcong
Peasants who fought against communism and Ho Chi Minh.
Pentagon
Papers that showed that four previous presidential administrations had not been honest with the public about U.S. involvement and goals in Vietnam.
Napalm
A jellied gasoline that burns violently.