Topic 15A Vocab - The Cold War

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Policy to stop the spread of communism

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Containment

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Showdown between the US and USSR; US set up a blockade.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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In 1949, the US flew food and supplies into a city for 3 months.

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Berlin Airlift

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System of government with freedom and private ownership.

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Democracy

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Govt. ownership & control, minimal freedom

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Communism

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Economy where private citizens own businesses

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Free Enterprise System

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Stop supplies or people from entering or leaving.

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Blockade

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Policy of speaking openly and honestly

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Glasnost

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Easing Cold War tension between the US & Soviet Union

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Détente

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Symbol of the Cold War Era

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Berlin Wall