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Ch. 27 SS
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| iron curtain | the national barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior |
| containment | the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits |
| airlift | transport (troops or supplies) by aircraft |
| Cold War | a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats |
| inflation | an increase in prices and fall of purchasing |
| closed shop | a place of work where membership in a union is a condition for being hired |
| stalemate | a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible |
| subversion | undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution |
| blacklist | a list of people or products with suspicion or dissoprovall |
| perjury | where you know you are telling a lie |
| allege | claim that you've done something illegal |
| demillitized zone | an area in which treaties or agreements bettween nations form power or alliances |
| censure | severe disapproval against someone or something |