Cold War Vocab - Post WWII Break In

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Economic system of private ownership and free market.

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Capitalism

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Economic system with government ownership of resources

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Communism

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A country significantly stronger militarily than most others.

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Superpower

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Competition between the US and USSR to produce nuclear weapons

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Arms Race

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US program to aid European recovery post-WWII

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Marshall Plan

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Symbolic border between communist and democratic Europe

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Iron Curtain

Front

North Atlantic Treaty Organization: an alliance of democratic Western countries, including much of Western Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

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NATO

Front

Two sides use third parties to fight instead of direct conflict. Examples: Korean War, Vietnam War.

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Proxy War

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If one nation falls to communism, surrounding nations will too.

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Domino Theory

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Alliance of Soviet Union & Eastern European communist nations.

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Warsaw Pact