Soviet Union - the government that ruled eurasia from 1922-1991, Cold War - a period of tension between the US and USSR, Communism - a society in which all property is publicly owned, Reparations - the making of amends , Berlin Wall - a barrier that separated east and west berlin, Self-determination - a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government., Policy of Containment - preventing the spread of communism , Domino Effect - one communist nation causing neighboring nations to become a communism nation, Iron Curtain - the political boundary dividing Europe , Foreign Policy - a governments strategy of dealing with other nations, Truman Doctrine - US supporting other nations threatened by the USSR, Marshall Plan - US economic assistance to postwar Europe , NATO - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Policy of Brinkmanship - one or both parties force the interaction between them to the threshold of confrontation in order to gain an advantageous negotiation position over the other., Warsaw Pact - defense treaty of soviet nations in east Europe, Peoples Republic of China - China's government , Korean War - fought between north and south korea , McCarthyism - The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty, Second Red Scare - fear of communism during the cold war, Cuban Missile Crisis - a US spy plane found cuba building nuclear missiles, Bay of Pigs - failed US invasion to cuba, Vietnam War - conflict between north and south vietnam , Sputnik - first man made object to orbit the earth, General Secretary Grobachev - final leader of the USSR, Counter Cultural Movement - culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, Hostilities - hostile behavior , Castro - cuban politician , House Un-American Activities Committee - made to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities, Berlin Airlift - military operation to give supplies to west berlin , 48th Parellel - 48 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane,

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