Mr. Beidler 's Cold War 1950s

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war in which nations objectives or weapons are restricted (use of nuclear weapons is avoided)

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Limited War

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officially independent country being controlled by another

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satellite nation

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invisible barrier between eastern and western Europe (communism / democracy)

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Iron Curtain

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reduction in size of armed forces

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demobilization

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Attempt to deter the USSR from going to war by threatening to use force to stop it

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Brinkmanship

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Congress's most severe way of condemning the behavior of a member (done to MCCarthy)

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Censure

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policy of the US to support free people in resisting communism

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Truman Doctrine

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Policy of Liberating Nations under communist rule

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Rollback

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first space satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

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Sputnik

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response to aggression with an all out nuclear attack

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Massive Retaliation