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20 Cards in this Set
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Robert J Oppenheimer
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U.S Physicist, directed project at Las Alamos
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Albert Einstein
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Physicist, formulated theory of relativity
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Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
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A Military strategy that assured the inhalation of whomever it was aimed for
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The Marshall Plan
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A program of US Economic aid for the reconstruction of post WWII Europe
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The NLF
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Revolutionary movement that seeks the Independence of a country
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Kim Jong Un
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Ruler of North Korea since 2011
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The Juche Philosophy (Korea)
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Korean masses are the masters of the country's development
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Nikita Khrushechev
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Soviet Statesmen and premier who denounced Stalin
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Fidel Castro
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Cuban Socialist leader
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Walter Cronkite
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American Broadcast journalist
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Communism
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All economic and social activity being controlled by the state
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Fascist
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Right wing of government
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The Great Leap Forward
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Attempt by China in 1959-60 to solve the country's economic problems through forced industrial labor
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Mein Kampf
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My struggle, a book written by Adolph Hitler
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Axis
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Leading/Powerful country
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The Great Purge
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Persecution of Joseph Stalin
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The Schlieffen Plan
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Intended to ensure victory over Franco-Russian alliance by Germany
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Nationalism
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Patriotic feelings, principle, or efforts
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Militarism
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Strong military spirit or policy
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Capitialism
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A country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
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