vocab 7

2. a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II in 1945 until the early 1990s
5. The domino theory was a Cold War geopolitical concept suggesting that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nations would follow in a domino effect. This theory was a key justification for U.S. foreign policy and interventions, particularly in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, to prevent the spread of communism through containment
8. the policy of U.S. President Richard Nixon to gradually withdraw American troops from the Vietnam War and transfer the main combat responsibility to the South Vietnamese forces
9. a country that is formally independent but is heavily influenced or controlled by a more powerful, dominant nation.
10. a symbolic and physical barrier dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War

1. a Cold War defense strategy developed by the U.S. under President Kennedy that emphasized a range of military options to counter threats, rather than relying solely on nuclear weapons. This approach allowed the U.S. to respond to different levels of conflict with a proportional mix of conventional and nuclear forces, from "small wars" to larger confrontations.
3. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.
4. the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
6. A military draft is the compulsory enlistment of individuals into the armed forces
7. Blacklisting is the practice of creating a list of people, organizations, or entities to be excluded, avoided, or distrusted. It is used in various contexts, such as in computing to block malicious IP addresses or spam emails, and historically, in employment to prevent a former employee from getting a new job. Blacklisting is often the opposite of "whitelisting," which is a method of permitting access only to those on a pre-approved list.