The Cold War vocabulary

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What is a missile?

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A missile is a projectile that is often used to launch a weapon.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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What is communism?

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Communism is a system where the government owns the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods.

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What is an arms race?

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An arms race is a competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military weapons and technology.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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What is a blockade?

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A blockade is the act of surrounding an enemy's territory in wartime to keep people and supplies from passing.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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What does devastated mean?

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Devastated means destroyed or ruined.

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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What is the Iron Curtain?

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The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between the Soviet-controlled countries and the Western countries during the Cold War.

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What is a superpower?

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A superpower is a very powerful and influential country, especially in terms of military and economic strength.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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What is the space race?

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The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve significant milestones in space exploration.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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What is nuclear warfare?

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Nuclear warfare refers to the use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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What does intervention mean in a military context?

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Intervention refers to the act of a country intervening in another country's affairs, often through military action.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4