Cold War and Civil Rights Vocabulary 24

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An American plan to help European nations rebuild their economy after WWII

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Marshall Plan

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An alliance formed in 1949 by the US and Western European Nations to fight Soviet aggression

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NATO

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A military alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe

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Warsaw Pact

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The policy of trying to prevent the spread of Soviet influence beyond where it already existed.

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Containment

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A campaign led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in which he accused several people of being communists

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McCarthyism

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The widespread fear about the potential threat of communism in America

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Red Scare

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President Truman’s policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion

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Truman Doctrine

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The belief that if one country fell to communism, other countries surrounding it would also fall to communism, like a row of falling dominos.

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Domino Theory

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A term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite nations and Western Europe

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Iron Curtain

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The competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to place satellites and man into space

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Space Race