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| The period after WWII between the superpowers, Soviet Union and US. The rest of the world was soon divided into opposing camps without an actual outbreak of war but with heightened tensions and fear of nuclear war. |
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| Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty - Treaty signed in 1972 by the US and the Soviet Union agreeing to limit the amount of nuclear warheads. |
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| Foreign policy of easing Cold War tension between the US and the Soviet Union. |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization signed in 1949 by the US and its Western European Allies. Purpose was to defend Western Europe against any Soviet aggression. |
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| Statement of President Truman that promised military and economic assistance to Greece and Turkey that were threatened by communism. |
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