Cold War Vocab

Front

Country economically/politically dependent on another:

Back

Satellite State

Front

Plan to keep Communism within its borders

Back

Policy of Containment

Front

Build up of weapons to match the enemy

Back

Arms Race

Front

Preventing war by building up large arsenals of weapons

Back

Deterrence

Front

If one country falls to Communism, neighboring countries will too.

Back

Domino Theory

Front

Tension between the US and the Soviet Union.

Back

Cold War

Front

Military alliance formed post-WWII with allied nations

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NATO

Front

Competition between the US and USSR to explore space first

Back

Space Race

Front

Defense treaty by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe

Back

Warsaw Pact

Front

Org. for int'l peace & security

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United Nations