Arms Race - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons, Eisenhower Doctrine - proposed and obtained a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of U.S. military forces to intervene in any country that appeared likely to fall to communism. Used in the Middle East., Iron Curtain - Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West., Marxism - A branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle, McCarthyism - The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism, Red Scare - A period of general fear of communists, Superpower - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world, Capitalism - An economic system based on private ownership of capital, Communism - An economic system based on government ownership and control of resources., Eastern Bloc - Soviet allies in eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Hungary.,

The Cold War

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