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Cold War
Term | Definition |
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satellite state | A country that was economically and politically dependent on the Soviet Union |
policy of containment | keep communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further Soviet aggressive moves |
deterrence | This policy held that huge arsenals of nuclear weapons on both sides prevented war |
domino theory | Theory that a political problem will effect other neighboring countries |
Heavy industry | the manufacture of machines and equipment for factories and mines |
de-Stalinization | The process of eliminating the more ruthless policies of Stalin |
Welfare state | a state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services and a minimal standard of living |
bloc | a group of nations with a common purpose |
real wages | the actual purchasing power of income |