Cold War: Superpowers Face Off

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World organization formed in 1945 to prevent war among nations

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United Nations

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Division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

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Iron curtain

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U.S. foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism

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Containment

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Policy of giving aid to countries threatened by communism

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Truman Doctrine

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U.S. plan to help European economies recover after World War II

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Marshall Plan

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State of tension and mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union

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Cold War

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Military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

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Warsaw Pact

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Policy of threatening to go to war in response to an enemy's aggression

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Brinkmanship