The Cold War

Created after WWI to prevent another Great War; USA did NOT join.

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• UN Security Council

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Created at the end of WWII to prevent another war; USA was a key founder.

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• UN Security Council

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The Soviet led alliance in Eastern Europe

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• UN Security Council

The US/UK led military alliance in Western Europe

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• UN Security Council

spying on an enemy by a government

• brinkmanship

• surrogate

• espionage

• containment

• boycott

escalating tension between two or more states to gain an advantage over an adversary

• brinkmanship

• surrogate

• espionage

• containment

• boycott

The US non-participation in the 1980 Moscow Olympics is an example

• brinkmanship

• surrogate

• espionage

• containment

• boycott

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The US policy designed to prevent the spread of Communism to new countries

• brinkmanship

• surrogate

• espionage

• containment

• boycott

a conflict that serve as a substitute for open warfare

• brinkmanship

• surrogate

• espionage

• containment

• boycott

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A surrogate war that resulted in this country being divided in half.

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Cuba

• China

• India/Indonesia

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