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S.S. 3/14/17
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communism | Political system spread by the Soviet Union |
| Satellite Nations | Nations that surrounded the Soviet Union and adopted communism due to their location and influence |
| Containment | Truman's idea to stop the spreading of communism |
| Asia, Africa, Latin America | Places that communism was spread |
| Economic and military support | How the Soviet Union was able to spread communism in weaker places |
| Chinese Civil War | Fought between the Communists (led by Mao Zedong) and the noncommunist Nationalists; communists won, and the country became communist |
| Domino Theory | The idea that if one country fell to communism, the rest would follow |
| Scholarships and help with revolutions | Ways that the Soviet Union would help citizens of certain countries and encourage them to adopt communism |
| Fidel Castro | Communist leader of Cuba, influenced by the Soviet Union |
| Sandinistas and Contras | The two groups that fought in Nicaragua, one side communist, the other was not |