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10 Cards in this Set
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Isolation
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avoiding political or military involvement with other countries.
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Domino Theory
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the idea that if a nation falls under Communist control, nearby nations will also fall under Communist control
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Appeasement
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the making of concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war
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Containment
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US foreign policy adopted by Truman in the late 1940s, in which the US tried to stop the spreading of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries resist Soviet advances
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Sphere of Influence
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foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities
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De-Stalinization
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a process of political reform in the Soviet Union that took place after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953.
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Industrialism
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the development of industries for the machine production of goods
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Totalitarianism
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government control over every aspect of public and private life
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Détente
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policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the US during Nixon’s presidency
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Perestroika
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restructuring of the Soviet economy to permit more local decision making, begun by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985
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