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Intro to Cold War
Flash Cards for the Beginning of Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cold War | period of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that was characterized by economic, scientific and political competition, but no direct warfare between them. |
| containment policy | US policy during the Cold War that was designed to stop communism from spreading beyond its current borders |
| domino theory | the idea that when one nation falls to communism, the nations around it will fall. |
| Truman Doctrine | policy that the United States will provide military and economic assistance to nations directly threatened by communism. An example of the containment policy. |
| Marshall Plan | designed to rebuild the economies of war torn Europe to make them less likely to turn to communism. An example of the containment policy |