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13 Cards in this Set
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iron curtain
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Term used to describe the political division of eastern Europe from the West
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containment
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Policy in which the United States committed to stopping the
expansion of communism through limited military and nonmilitary means in parts of the world that were of strategic importance to the United States |
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airlift
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Using airplanes to deliver food, fuel, and other supplies
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cold war
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War in which enemies do not actually fight each other; instead they build
up their military and arms to intimidate the other |
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inflation
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Rise in prices
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closed shop
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Workplace that hires only union workers
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stalemate
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Situation in which neither side is able to gain much ground or achieve
a major victory |
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demilitarized zone
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Region where military forces cannot enter
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subversion
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Sabotage
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blacklist
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Lists of individuals whose loyalty was suspicious
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perjury
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Lying
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allege
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Declare without proof
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censure
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Formally criticize
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