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chapter 20 vocab

TermDefinition
Alexander Dubeck First secretary of the communist party
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Russian novelist
Arms Race Build up of armies and weapons
Bloc A group of nations with a common purpose
Charles de Gaulle War hero who helped establish a new government called Fourth Republic
Consumer Society A society preoccupied with buying goods
Deterrence Discourages or is intended to keep someone from doing something
Domino Theory Says a political event in one country will cause similar evens in neighboring Countries
De- stalinization The process of eliminating the more ruthless policies of Stalin
European Economic Community An institution of the European Union, an economic association of western Europe countries set up by the Treaty of Rome
Federal Republic of Germany West Germany
German Democratic Republic Set up by the soviets
Heavy Industry The manufacture of machines and equipment for factories and mines
John F Kennedy Youngest elected president
Martin Luther King jr Leader of a growing movement for racial equality
Marshall Plan A program of financial aid sponsored by the U.S.
Nikita Khrushchev New leader of the Soviet Union
Policy of containment To keep communism within its existing boundaries
Real Wages The actual purchasing power of income
Satellite States States or countries dependent on one country for aid
Simone de Beauvoir Known for the book she wrote The Second Sex
Truman Doctrine The principle that the U.S. should give support to countries or people Threatend by Soviet Forces.
Warsaw Pact A treaty of mutual defense and military aid
Welfare state A state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services and a minimal for standard living
Women's Liberation movement Renewed interest in feminism
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