Unit 7 Cold War Vocabulary

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Iron curtain

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An imaginary line that separated democratic countries in the West from communist countries in the East during the Cold War.

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Truman Doctrine

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A plan by the U.S. in 1947 to help other countries fight against the spread of communism.

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Containment

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A policy to stop communism from spreading to new places.

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Warsaw Pact

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A group of communist countries, led by the Soviet Union, that promised to help each other with military support.

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Detente

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A time in the 1970s when the U.S. and Soviet Union tried to get along better and reduce tensions.

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Perestroika

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Changes made in the Soviet Union in the 1980s to improve the economy and government.

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Glasnost

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A time in the 1980s when the Soviet Union allowed more freedom of speech and openness.

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Nonalignment

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A choice to stay neutral and not take sides in a conflict.

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Domino theory

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The belief that if one country became communist, nearby countries would also become communist.

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Vietnamization

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A U.S. plan during the Vietnam War to slowly give control of the fighting back to the South Vietnamese army.