Cold War Vocabulary

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Rob August
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Precedent
An earlier event or action that is regarded or thought of as an example or guide later, especially in law and policy
The conclusion(s) that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated or said out loud
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Implication
An earlier event or action that is regarded or thought of as an example or guide later, especially in law and policy
The conclusion(s) that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated or said out loud
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Containment
An earlier event or action that is regarded or thought of as an example or guide later, especially in law and policy
The conclusion(s) that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated or said out loud
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Military-industrial complex
An earlier event or action that is regarded or thought of as an example or guide later, especially in law and policy
The conclusion(s) that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated or said out loud
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Domino Theory
The belief that a political event in one country will cause similar events in its neighbor countries
Treaties between allies that call for collective defense - an attack on one ally warrants a military response from every nation in the treaty
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
NATO/SEATO
The belief that a political event in one country will cause similar events in its neighbor countries
Treaties between allies, including America, France, and Britain, that call for collective defense - an attack on one ally warrants a military response from every nation in the treaty
The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits (President Truman's policy)
A country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials that continue to grow with one another as war grows
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Fulgencio Batista
After the US installed nuclear missiles in Turkey and Italy and the incident at the Bay of Pigs, the Soviet Communists made a deal with Fidel Castro to move nuclear missiles into Cuba. This was the closest the world has ever been to all-out nuclear war.
A failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro by Anti-Communist Cubans that were forced from Cuba during the revolution, which was secretly organized by the US Executive Branch (designed by Eisenhower and executed by JFK)
The son of a wealthy Cuban family that hated the corruption of the Batista regime and organized a socialist revolution with his brother, Raul. He claimed he was not a Communist, but many of his actions resembled Communism, especially during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
President of Cuba from 1940-1944 and then Dictator of Cuba from 1952-1959 with the United States as his financial support. Known for corruption, he was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959 after losing support from the US.
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