Step Two: Explain Why It Matters
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CHAPTER 26 STUDY GUIDE
EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| Cold War (p. 781) | ||
| iron curtain (p. 783) | ||
| containment (p. 783) | ||
| Truman Doctrine (p. 783) | ||
| Marshall Plan (p. 784) | ||
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (p. 786) | ||
| Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (p. 787) | ||
| Taft-Hartley Act (p. 794) | ||
| Housing Act of 1949 (p. 794) | ||
| House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (p. 796) | ||
| Korean War (p. 797) | ||
| NSC 68 (p. 800) |