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| the continuing state from 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars and economic competition between the communist world and the western world |
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| A notional barrier that prevents the passage of information or ideas between political entities, in particular. |
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| the action of policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence. |
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| American advisor, diplomat, and historian also known as the "father of containment" and a key figure in the emergence of the cold war. |
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| Policy made by President Truman on March 12, 1947 stating that the US would suport Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their fall into the Soviet Sphere. |
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| American program that aided Europe to prevent the spread of communism. |
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| organized by the Western allies to bring supplies to the people of West Berlin after the Berlin Blockade. |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization. intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. |
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| mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe. |
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| term for a country formally independent but under heavy political and economic influence of another country. |
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| the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. |
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| competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies during the Cold War. |
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| Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty. The treaty was between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation on the anti-ballistic missile systems used in defending areas against missile delivered nuclear weapons. |
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| Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, an international treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968 to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. |
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| Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. The two rounds of talks and agreements were referred to as SALT I And SALT II. SALT I led to the ABMT and SALT II resulted in America choosing not to ratify the treaty. |
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| occurred after WWII and was popularly known as McCarthyism which coincided with the fear of the Soviet Union bombing the United States. |
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| military leader also known as "organizer of victory" for his leadership of the Allied victory of WWII. |
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| the 33rd president of the united states, being the vice president to FDR, he succeeded him after his death. |
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| dictator of the Soviet Union. |
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| British politician and statesman known for his leadership during the second World War. |
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