Post WWII Vocab

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Conflict between USA and USSR without direct battle.

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Cold War

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Political events in one country trigger similar events in neighbors, like falling dominoes.

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Domino Theory

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American foreign policy during the Cold War aimed at halting the spread of Communism.

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Containment

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Military alliance of 29 countries in Europe and North America.

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NATO

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Willingness to go to the edge of war.

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Brinkmanship

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Plan by George Marshall to aid European countries post-WWII

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Marshall Plan

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Military treaty/alliance of European countries formed in 1935 by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.

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Warsaw Pact

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Fears of communists in the U.S. after the Russian Revolution.

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Red Scare

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Truman's military and financial support for anti-communist countries.

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Truman Doctrine

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Wars with superpower support from opposing sides.

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Proxy Wars