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ch. 13 Vocab

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Charter   A constitution  
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Satellite nations   Nations politically and economically controlled by a more powerful country  
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Iron curtain   The political and military barrier that isolated soviet controlled countries of Eastern Europe after ww2  
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Containment   The policy that prevents hostile powers from expanding  
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Limited war   A war fought with a small amount of resource to achieve a limited adjective  
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Subversion   Effort to weaken a society and overthrow it's government  
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Loyalty review program   A policy established by pres. Truman to authorize screening of all federal employees to determine their loyalty to the us government  
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Perjury   Lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth  
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Censure   Formal disapproval of an action  
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Fallout   Radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion  
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Massive retaliation   A policy of threatening to use nuclear weapons against a communist state trying to seize a peaceful state  
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Brinkmanship   The practice of pushing a dangerous limit to force an opponent to back down  
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Covert   Secret or hidden  
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Developing nation   A nation whose economy is primarily agricultural  
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Military-industrial complex   An informal relationship that some people believed to exist between the military and the defense industry to promote greater military spending and influence government policy  
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