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Cold War
US History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cold War | A conflict between countries with no actual fighting |
| satellite | a nation controlled by another country |
| Iron Curtain | this separated the Soviet Union from the rest of Europe |
| Truman Doctrine | gave help to Greece and Turkey to defend against communists |
| NATO | alliance formed to help protect European countries from Communist attack |
| containment | policy of trying to stop the spread of communism |
| Marshall plan | US plan that gave and lent money to war- torn countries to help them rebuild |
| McCarthy | Senator who accused people of being Communist without any evidence |
| superpowers | United States and Soviet Union were both considered these |
| demilitarized zone | an area of land where military are not allowed |
| Red Scare | a time of fear of communist spies in America |
| Stalin | cruel dictator of the Soviet Union |
| Arms Race | competition to develop more powerful weapons |
| Communism | government system in which the government owns all business and property |
| Space Race | competition among countries to be the first in exploring space |
| Capitalism | government system in which individuals own business and property |
| Berlin Airlift | dropped food and supplies to people in east Germany. |
| Rosenbergs | husband and wife accused and executed for being spies |
| Kennedy | President during the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Berlin | German capital |