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United Nations {Ans: In the fall of 1945, this worldwide organization was founded and allowed membership of all countries. It had a 15-member Security Council that was to maintain international security and authorize peacekeeping missions. It is often referred to as the U.N. (p. 562)}East Germany {Ans: After World War II, this country was the German Democratic Republic, a satellite of the Soviet Union. (p. 564)}Taiwan {Ans: When the Communists took control of the China mainland, the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek were forced to retreat to this island. (p. 567)}Marshall Plan {Ans: A 1947 plan of U.S. economic aid to help European nations revive their economies and strengthen democratic governments, after the devastation of World War II. This plan offered $12 billion in aid to western and southern Europe. The Soviet Union refused to take any of the aid and the result was a deepening rift between non-Communist West and the Communist East. (p. 564)}Dennis et al. v. United States {Ans: In 1951, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Smith Act. (p. 570)}McCarran Internal Security Act {Ans: In 1950, Congress passed this act over Truman's veto which did the following: 1)