Warsaw Pact - An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations., Korean War - Conflict that began with North Korea's (supported by China) invasion of South Korea (supported by United States), which resulted in a cease-fire., capitalism - An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, Cold War - Not an actual or shooting war between the Superpowers; a war of words and diplomacy; smaller wars and proxy wars were fought, democracy - A form of government in which the people of the country vote for the leaders of the country, Iron Curtain - A metaphor for the invisible line that divided between the Soviet-dominated East (Warsaw Pact) and the U.S.-dominated West (NATO, NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, alliance formed in 1949 of Us and western European countries; promotes democratic values and tries to resolve disputes peacefully, Cuban Missile Crisis - The 1962 confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba., Space Race - Competition between the Soviets and the U.S. to be a front leader in space and nuclear weapons during the Cold War., Tet Offensive - A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968. U.S. citizens back home began to turn against the war., blockade - An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving., Communism - System where individual people do not own private property; the government holds all these things. Is a type of government as well as an economic system, Containment Policy - U.S. policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism, Marshall Plan - A U.S. program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952), Domino Theory - A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control., Berlin Wall - A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West, Vietnam War - A long war (1955-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam (supported by China) and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam (supported by U.S.).,

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