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cold war vocab

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Iron Curtain   show
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show Domino Theory: a theory that if one nation becomes Communist-controlled the neighboring nations will also become Communistcontrolled  
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show Satellite Nation: a country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.  
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show Sphere of Influence: an area not within its own borders where the interest of one large nation are considered to be supreme.  
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show Berlin Airlift: a 327- day operation in which U.S and British planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city in 1948.  
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Containment   show
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show North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European countries, the United States, and Canada  
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show Ballistic Missile: a rocket-powered object, often carrying a nuclear warhead, which is shot into the air and hits its ground target after a free fall.  
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Collective Security:   show
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show Blacklist: a list of about 500 actors, writers, producers, and directors who were not allowed to work on Hollywood films because of their alleged Communist connections.  
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show Limited War: President Truman’s plan to keep the Korean War on the Korean Peninsula, rather than enlarging it by attacking China or using nuclear weapons.  
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show United Nations: an international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong, founded in 1945 to promote world peace, security, and economic development.  
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show Berlin Wall: a concrete wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, built by the Communist East German government to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the  
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show Peaceful Coexistence: competition without war, or a policy of peace between nations of widely differing political systems and ideologies, especially between Communist and non-Communist nations  
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show Détente: the flexible policy, involving a willingness to negotiate and an easing of tensions that was adopted by President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in their dealings with communist nations.  
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