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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American strategy that provided aid in the form of military support for nations willing to fight communist uprisings.

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Truman Doctrine

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Which side of Berlin was more prosperous in the years following WW2?

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West

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The Berlin Wall was created

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to stop people from East Berlin from going to West Berlin.

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This American strategy offered financial support to nations for rebuilding after WW2

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Marshall Plan

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An alliance formed in 1949 by the US and Western European Nations to fight Soviet aggression

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NATO

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A military alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe

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Warsaw Pact