The Cold War Vocabulary

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  1. 8. An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
  2. 10. A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
  3. 15. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
  4. 17. American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
  5. 18. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
  6. 19. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war
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  1. 1. 1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
  2. 2. A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
  3. 3. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
  4. 4. an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
  5. 5. A policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon.
  6. 6. A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
  7. 7. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
  8. 9. First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
  9. 11. A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
  10. 12. A conflict in which two opposing states "fight" by supporting opposite sides in war, such as the government and rebels in a third state
  11. 13. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked.
  12. 14. The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
  13. 16. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO