8.2 - The Cold War Flashcards by Valerie Altenhofen

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United Nations (UN)

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global peacekeeping group formed after WWII

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Iron Curtain

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division between communist East and capitalist West Europe

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Satellite Countries

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Eastern European nations controlled by the USSR

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World Revolution

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Soviet goal to spread communism worldwide

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Containment

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US policy to stop communism from spreading

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Truman Doctrine

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US aid to countries resisting communism

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Non-Aligned Movement

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nations not siding with US or USSR

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Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

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both sides had enough nukes to destroy each other

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Sputnik

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first satellite, launched by the USSR

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Marshall Plan

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US money to rebuild Western Europe

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COMECON

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Soviet economic group for communist countries

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