Chapter 13 Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Charter | A constitution |
Satellite nations | Nations politically and economically controlled by a more powerful country |
Iron curtain | The political and military barrier that isolated soviet controlled countries of Eastern Europe after ww2 |
Containment | The policy that prevents hostile powers from expanding |
Limited war | A war fought with a small amount of resource to achieve a limited adjective |
Subversion | Effort to weaken a society and overthrow it's government |
Loyalty review program | A policy established by pres. Truman to authorize screening of all federal employees to determine their loyalty to the us government |
Perjury | Lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth |
Censure | Formal disapproval of an action |
Fallout | Radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion |
Massive retaliation | A policy of threatening to use nuclear weapons against a communist state trying to seize a peaceful state |
Brinkmanship | The practice of pushing a dangerous limit to force an opponent to back down |
Covert | Secret or hidden |
Developing nation | A nation whose economy is primarily agricultural |
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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