Cold War Vocab

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Economic system where property is owned collectively by workers.

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communism

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Economic system where wealth and investment are controlled by individuals and corporations, not the government.

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Capitalism

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Period of conflict between the Soviet Union and the US.

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Cold War

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Winston Churchill’s term for the divide between the Soviet Union and the West.

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Iron Curtain

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U.S. policy to prevent Soviet expansion

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containment

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Plan to contain communism by aiding Greece and Turkey economically.

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Truman Doctrine

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Expanded Truman Doctrine; part of containment; U.S. aid of $12B for post-WWII Europe.

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Marshall Plan