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Communism [r]: A political ideology, and also a system of government, according to which the means of production (including all large business concerns) should be controlled by the government. ^[e]
Containment policy [r]: A U.S. foreign policy doctrine of the Cold War, begun in 1947, focusing on keeping Communist nations "contained" from further expansion, rather than direct confrontation ^[e]
Detente [r]: A transition of the view of U.S. foreign policy from the Cold War model to one based on "realism", and a balance of power among the U.S., U.S.S.R., and China; most associated with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger ^[e]

Allen Dulles [r]: Add brief definition or description
George C. Marshall [r]: Army Chief of Staff (WWII), Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense (Korean War)and sponsor of the Marshall Plan. ^[e]
Averell Harriman [r]: American diplomat who served as Asistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs between 1961 and 1963, and then headed the overt U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks while the serious secret negotiations took place between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Known as "the alligator" for his approach to discussion inside the U.S. government. ^[e]
George Kennan [r]: United States of America diplomat, authority on Soviet thinking, and head of the Policy Planning Staff of the United States Department of State. ^[e]
Joe McCarthy [r]: (1908-1957) Republican United States Senator from Wisconsin, 1946-57 who dominated the anti-communist movement in the U.S., 1950-54, until his career was ruined by censure by the Senate. ^[e]
John F. Kennedy [r]: (1917-1963) American politician (D-MA) serving as President of the U.S. from 1961 until his assassination in 1963 in Dallas, Texas. ^[e]
John Foster Dulles [r]: U.S. Secretary of State during most of the Eisenhower administration; adamant about containment of, rather than compromise with, Communists. Allen Dulles was his brother and Director of Central Intelligence ^[e]

Joseph Stalin [r]: (1878 - 1953) The head of Russia's Communist ("Bolshevik") party and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death. ^[e]
Nikita Khruschev [r]: Add brief definition or description

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