A long period of political and military tension (1947–1991) between the United States and the Soviet Union where they competed for global influence but avoided direct war.

A global power structure dominated by two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, after World War II.

The period beginning in 1945 when nuclear weapons became central to military power and global politics after the atomic bomb was developed.

A U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism to new countries rather than trying to eliminate it where it already existed.

A 1947 policy promising U.S. support (economic and military aid) to countries resisting communism, especially Greece and Turkey.

A U.S. program that gave billions of dollars to rebuild Western Europe after WWII to prevent economic instability that might lead to communism.

A military alliance formed in 1949 between the U.S., Canada, and Western European nations promising collective defense against Soviet aggression.

The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow, like dominoes falling.

A period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the 1970s involving diplomacy and arms control agreements.

SALT Strategic Arms Limitations Talks

Negotiations between the U.S. and USSR to limit the number of nuclear weapons, resulting in arms control treaties in the 1970s.

A foreign policy approach based on practical goals and national interest rather than ideology or morality.

A period of intense fear of communism in the United States (late 1940s–1950s) that led to investigations, accusations, and blacklists.

HUAC . House Un-American Activities Committee

A U.S. House committee that investigated suspected communist influence in government, Hollywood, and other areas.

A group of ten film industry members who refused to testify before HUAC in 1947 and were blacklisted and jailed for contempt of Congress.

The practice of making accusations of communism without solid evidence, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare.

A campaign during the Cold War to remove LGBTQ+ people from government jobs, based on the belief they were security risks.

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Cold War	A long period of political and military tension (1947–1991) between the United States and the Soviet Union where they competed for global influence but avoided direct war.
Bipolar world	A global power structure dominated by two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, after World War II.
Nuclear age	The period beginning in 1945 when nuclear weapons became central to military power and global politics after the atomic bomb was developed.
Containment	A U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism to new countries rather than trying to eliminate it where it already existed.
Truman Doctrine	A 1947 policy promising U.S. support (economic and military aid) to countries resisting communism, especially Greece and Turkey.
Marshall Plan	A U.S. program that gave billions of dollars to rebuild Western Europe after WWII to prevent economic instability that might lead to communism.
NATO	A military alliance formed in 1949 between the U.S., Canada, and Western European nations promising collective defense against Soviet aggression.
Domino Theory	The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow, like dominoes falling.
Detente	A period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the 1970s involving diplomacy and arms control agreements.
SALT Strategic Arms Limitations Talks	Negotiations between the U.S. and USSR to limit the number of nuclear weapons, resulting in arms control treaties in the 1970s.
Realpolitik	A foreign policy approach based on practical goals and national interest rather than ideology or morality.
Second Red Scare	A period of intense fear of communism in the United States (late 1940s–1950s) that led to investigations, accusations, and blacklists.
HUAC . House Un-American Activities Committee	A U.S. House committee that investigated suspected communist influence in government, Hollywood, and other areas.
Hollywood Ten	A group of ten film industry members who refused to testify before HUAC in 1947 and were blacklisted and jailed for contempt of Congress.
McCarthyism	The practice of making accusations of communism without solid evidence, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare.
Lavender Scare	A campaign during the Cold War to remove LGBTQ+ people from government jobs, based on the belief they were security risks.

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