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Ch. 27 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iron curtain | The national barrier separating the Soviet Bloc and the West due to Communism |
| Containment | the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence |
| Airlift | transport troops or supplies |
| Cold War | The state of Hostility between the Soviet bloc states and the U.S. led Western from 1945-1990 |
| Inflation | The decrease of the value of money |
| Closed shop | a place of work in which membership in a union is required to be hired |
| Stalemate | A term from chess in which no player can move, also used to describe when two people refuse to do something |
| Subversion | the undermining of authority or power |
| Blacklist | a list of people or products viewed with suspicion and disapproval |
| Perjury | the offense of willingly telling a lie under court oath |
| Allege | claim that something illegal has been done |