Cold War Vocabulary

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A state of hostilities that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945-1991.

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cold war

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U.S. foreign policy that focused on stopping the spread of communism.

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Containment

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A type of government in which the government owns all property and the people have limited freedoms. Communism began in the Soviet Union.

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Communism

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Wall built that separated East and West Berlin, Germany. Built by the Soviet Union to stop the German people from moving from East Berlin (communism) to West Berlin (democracy). The tearing down of the Berlin Wall represented the end of the Cold War.

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Berlin Wall

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Fear of communism.

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Red Scare

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Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build up weapons.

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Arms Race

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Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in regards to space exploration.

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Space Race

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War that lasted from 1950 to 1953 between Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea to unite Korea under communism.

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Korean War

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A 13 day confrontation between Cuba backed by the Soviet Union and the U.S. in which Cuba had missiles aimed at the U.S. This event was the closest the U.S. and the Soviet Union ever came to nuclear war.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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War that lasted from 1955 till 1975 between Communist North Vietnam backed by the Soviet Union & China and Democratic South Vietnam backed by the United States.

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Vietnam War