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13 Cards in this Set
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Arms Control |
The limiting of the production of weapons. |
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Arms Race |
A contest to build more and better weapons than those of your enemy. |
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Capitalism |
An economic system that encourages citizens to own buisnesses and property. |
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Communism |
An economic and political system developed on a national level in the Soviet Union and in China. Under Communism, the government owns all the land and most industries in the name of the people. |
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Cuban Missile Crisis |
A standoff in 1962 between the United States and Soviet Union over missiles the Soviets were placing in Cuba. |
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Diplomacy |
The art of handling relations between nations. |
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Embargo |
A ban, usually on trade goods, by one nation against another. |
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Guerrilla |
A fighter who, as part of a small group, does not fight directly, but makes surprise raids or quick attacks from under cover. |
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Iron Curtain |
An imaginary line in Europe separating nations of the West, such as the United States and European countries, and the Soviet Union and its Allies. |
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Korean War |
A conflict from 1950 to 1953 between Communist China and North Korea And the United States and South Korea. |
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McCarthyism |
In the late 1940s and 50s, the political bullying of innocent people for political reasons, named for Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. |
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Propaganda |
The spreading of ideas or beliefs to gain support for a cause. |
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Proxy War |
A conflict fought by two sides who are supported by two other, more powerful enemies who are involved in a larger struggle. |
