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14 Cards in this Set
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Communism
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Belief that a classless society created by given control of ALL economic resources to the government
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Cold War
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Conflict between the U.S and Soviet Union in which neither nation directly confront the other on the battlefield
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Diplomacy
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Working with antoher counry through negtiation rather than force
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Containment
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Policy to prevent Soviet power and communism from expanding into noncommunist countries
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N.A.T.O.
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Military alliance including the U.S, Nations of Western Europe and Canada
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Warsaw Pact
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Military alliance including the Soviet Union and nations of Eastern Europe
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Berlin Wall
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Built by the Soviets to prevent East Berliners from moving to West Berlin.
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Domino Theory
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Belief (50s and 60s) that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nation would too
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Detente
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Relaxation of strained relations or tensions
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Satellite Nation
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Nations who take their orders from more powerful nations
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Brinkmanship
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Pushing a dangerous situation to the limt before stopping
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Iron Curtain
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Winston Churchill's term for Soviet control of the countries of eastern Europe
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Ideology
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A system of beliefs or ideas
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McCarthyism
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An effort to expose & intimidate communist within the U.S by assuming without evidence
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