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Cold War Vocabulary

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Marshall Plan The US provided aid to 16 European countries to prevent "hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
Warsaw Pact Soviet Union version of NATO; comprised of Soviet Union and other satellite nations.
Domino Theory The theory that countries that were on the brink of communism were like dominos waiting to fall on top of each other (Eisenhower).
Communism A form of government when the government of a country controls the distribution of property and all economic activities. Totalitarian Government (no opposing parties).
Berlin Wall [August 13, 1961] Concrete Wall topped with barbed wire that was designed to separate East and West Berlin
Cuban Missile Crisis [October 14, 1961] Soviets were keeping missiles on military bases in Cuba, pointed at the US; Navy quarantined Cuba; 100,000 troops were on standby in Cuba.
Cold War 1945-1991; The cold war was caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the USSR. There was never any direct confrontation on the battlefield.
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A defensive military alliance with the West European nations and the US.
Iron Curtain The name given to the place that divided democratic West Europe and communist East Europe.
Containment Proposed by George F. Kennan in February 1946, this policy involved taking measures to prevent the extension of communism
Vietnam War
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