Chapter 31 Vocabulary

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Satellite State

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A country that is economically and politically dependent on another country

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What does the Policy of Containment aim to do?

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Keep something, such as communism, within its existing geographical boundaries

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What is the Arms Race?

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A competition to build up armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy

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What is the purpose of Deterrence?

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To have as many nuclear weapons as possible to prevent war

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What was the Commune in China during the 1950s?

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A group of collective farms with 30,000 people living and working together

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What is meant by Permanent Revolution?

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A constant revolutionary fervor to accomplish the final stage of communism

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What is a Proxy War?

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A war where powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes

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What is the Domino Theory?

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The idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall