Cold War Vocab

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Policy to prevent the spread of communism

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Containment

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Military alliance by the Soviet Union and communist nations

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Warsaw Pact

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A system where individuals control businesses and property

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Capitalism

Front

Competition between the US and Soviet Union in military weapons

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Arms Race

Front

Soviet military attempt to block entry into their Berlin sector

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Berlin Blockade

Front

A system where Governments own most businesses

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Communism

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The idea that if one country falls to communism, others will follow.

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Domino Theory

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1948 action supplying food and fuel to West Berlin after Russia's blockade

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Berlin Airlift

Front

International military alliance formed by non-communist nations post-WW2

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NATO

Front

A powerful country that can influence many others

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Superpower