| The U. S. policy, proposed by George Kennan,
that attempted to prevent Soviet power and
Communism from expanding into non-Communist
nations. |
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| The State Department official who was convicted
of perjury in the celebrated "pumpkin
papers" trial during the Second Red
Scare. |
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| He was the unsuccessful Republican presidential
candidate in 1948 who was surprisingly upset
at the last minute by President Truman. |
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| The southern, conservative wing of the Democratic
party who were bitterly opposed to Truman's
civil rights agenda. |
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| This policy, began by President Truman, investigated
federal employees to determine whether they
had ever supported the Communist party or
other radical groups. |
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| He was executed along with his wife for transferring
atomic secrets to a Soviet spy. |
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| This federal law greatly reduced the power
of labor unions, forcing unions to wait 60
days before striking and also forbade them
to contribute to political campaigns. |
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| The practice of recklessly accusing someone
of supporting or belonging to the Communist
Party. |
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| He broke the color barrier in Major League
Baseball in 1947. |
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| It found that a speaker may be penalized
if his or her speech encourages people to
revolt against the U. S. government. |
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| A special House committee that investigated
those whom the committee suspected of being
Communists or disloyal Americans. |
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| President Truman relieved him of his command
because this general failed to implement
the President's policies in Korea. |
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| The policy of giving U. S. economic aid to
the nations of Europe to help them rebuild
their war-torn economies. |
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