Unit 9 Vocab - Cold War

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Struggle between the US and USSR over political differences, involving short military actions.

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Cold War

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Foreign policy to block Soviet influence and halt communism expansion.

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Containment

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Support for countries rejecting communism.

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Truman Doctrine

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Line crossing Korea at 38°

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38th Parallel

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Group of Communist guerillas in the Vietnam War.

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Vietcong

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Assistance program providing food and materials to rebuild Western Europe.

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Marshall Plan

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Major uprising aimed at creating an equal society of peasants and workers.

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Cultural Revolution

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International organization for member protection against aggression.

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United Nations (UN)

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Large collective farms.

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Commune

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Willingness to go to the edge of war.

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Brinkmanship