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11th Grade
02/29/2012

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Warsaw Pact
Definition
it formed its own military allaince between Soviet Union and 7 eastern european countries
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NATO
Definition
a military alliance between the US and 10 westerm European nations
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SEATO
Definition
Southeast Asia treaty organization, military alliance  formed to prevent the further spread of communism in southeast asia.
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iron curtain
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seprated of europe into 2 political regions: (communist eastern europe) and (non communist western europe)
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hollywood ten
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hollywood actors were put on the black because they were acussed of being communist
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the rosenberg trail
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the two couple jews were excluded cause the thought they were spys
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alger hiss
Definition
a man who was falsely accused of being a spy
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brinkmanship
Definition
to go to the edge of all-out war,under this policy the US trimmed its army and navy and air force
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