Gerald Ford. Only VP and President never to be elected. His claim to fame.
Right after he got into office he pardoned Nixon, leading people to believe that there was a corrupt bargain in place. He offered conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war dodgers who had fled to countries such as Canada.
He is famous for WIN "whip inflation now."
He continued detente with the USSR. Ford also wanted to help South Vietnam when North Vietnam invaded in 1974 but Congress refused. By April 1975, all of Vietnam became communist. Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act was passed to allow refugees to immigrate to the US.
Policy of Containment-military and economic strategy to slow down communism, mainly the USSR trying to spread the practice.
The Domino effect-say one person started a bad habit they'd pass it down to one person and it'd keep going down the line. It had to do with small countries involved in communism would influence other countries to join communism.
The Iron Curtain Speech was Winston Churchil talking about the differences and separations between the areas controlled by the Soviet Union compared to the Western Powers. It split Europe into two, the east half communist and the west side free.
Marshall Plan. A plan made by George Marshall, given in his speech in 1947. It was a plan to amke a differenc in the economy between 1947 and 1951. It was original made to help Euroopean countries and make the economy stronger. Later it was offered to the Soviet Union but they wouldn't accept it.
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