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capitalism

an economic and political system in which a countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rathers than by state
communism

based on one party gov. and state ownership of property
truman doctrine

declared it must be a policy of the us to support peple who are resisiting attempted subjugation by armed minorites or outside pressures
chinese nationalists

chaiang kai shek resisted the communist japanese during war
united nations

international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong to promote peace security and economic development
results of the korean war

ended in a stalemate between North Korean and South Korea(with the US)
HIgh cost in was resulted in

americans to reject a democratic party
joseph mccarthy

republican who took advantage of peoples concerns about communism and made one unsupported accusation after another
eisenhower doctrine

stated that the US would defend the middle east against attack by any communist party