Unit VIII: Cold War Vocab Flashcard

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Superpowers

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Countries with enough military, political & economic power to influence others.

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Alliance of nations for international peacekeeping and dispute resolution.

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United Nations

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Hostility between Western and Communist powers (1945-1991)

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Cold War

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U.S. bypasses Soviet blockade in Germany by bringing in supplies without military conflict.

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Berlin Airlift

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Foreign policy to halt communism's spread without ending it where it exists.

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Containment

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Policy to contain communism, starting with military aid to Turkey and Greece.

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Truman Doctrine

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Nations aligned with and influenced by the Soviet Union were called...

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Satellite Nations

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U.S. aid to rebuild Europe with $12B in loans

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Marshall Plan

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Military alliance of Western powers pledging mutual defense.

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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Ideology that if one Southeast Asian country fell to Communism, others would follow.

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Domino Theory