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N. A. T. O.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Created in 1949 under U.S. leadership to create an alliance between most of the Western powers (including Canada) in defense against possible Soviet aggresion
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Warsaw Pact
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Alliance formed by the Soviet Union and other communist countries in Eastern Europe
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United Nations
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International organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development
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Truman Doctrine
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US policy of giving military and financial aid to those countries resisting communist rule
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Marshal Plan
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A program of substantial loans given by the US to Western Europe in 1947. It was designed to aid in rebuilding efforts after the war's devastation. It was also an attempt by the U.S. to stop Communism (if countries were economically propped up they would be less likely to turn to Communism) and it helped secure American economic dominance
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Berlin Blockade
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Stalin shuts off trains, planes, roads to East Berlin - attempt to cut off western influence - Berlin Airlift foils plan
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Containment
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Where the US prevented the spread of Communism by establishing the Truman Doctrineto aid nation threatened by communism
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Cold War
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US (democracy) vs Soviet Union (totalitarian communism). Lasted nearly 50 years, 1945 to early 1990's. US and Soviets vied for global domination and tried to pull the rest of the world into the war. Arms race between the two nations
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Red Scare
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period of ant-communist hysteria in the late 1940s and 1950s
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Korean War
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The Korean War was fought from 1950 to 1953. The North was supported by USSR and later People's Republic of China while the South was supported by US and small United Nations force. The war ended in a stalemate, with Korea still divided into North and South
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Domino Theory
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Foeign policy principle of the 1950s and the 1960s stating that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would soon fall
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Detente
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Lessening of military and diplomatic tensions between countries
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S. A. L. T.
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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Lookd to curtail the production and number of nuclear arms
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Tehran Conference
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A conference in Tehran, Iran involving the USSR, US and Britain aimed at strengthening cooperation in WWII
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Berlin Airlift
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Joint effort by the US and British air forces to deliver food and supplies to West Berlin after the Soviets blocked all routes into the city
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