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Unit 3 Cold War

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Containment US foreign policy to stop the spread of communism.
Proxy Wars Opposing powers (like the United States and the Soviet Union) use other countries as substitutes for fighting each other directly.
Capitalism An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Communism Official ideology of the Soviet Union, characterized by the complete government ownership of land and property, single party control of the government, the lack of individual rights.
Cold War Hostility and conflict between the communist Soviet Union and the democratic United States.
Arms Race The competition of stockpiling and creating nuclear weapons by the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Korean War A war between communist North Korea (with the support of the Soviet Union) and democratic South Korea (with the support of the United States). The war ended in stalemate North and South Korea remain divided
Vietnam War A war between communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam (with the support of the United States). At the end of the war North and South Vietnam became reunified as a communist country.
Foreign Policy A government's strategy in dealing and interacting with other nations to benefit its own political and economic interests.
A US testing site for some of their most powerful atomic bombs after WWII.
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