Cold War - A state of tension between the US and the Soviet Union without actually going to war, GI Bill - Laws that provided returning WWII veterans with inexpensive home loans and college tuition., Truman desegregated the military  - there should be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the service., Communism - A system of government where the government controls the economy , Capitalism - A system of government where there is private ownership of businesses, Containment - to stop the spread of communism, Domino Theory - the theory that if one country falls to Communism neighboring countries would also become Communist, Stalemate - Where there is no winner; a tie, Cease Fire - A break in the fighting, NATO - Its goal was to stop the Soviet Union’s Communist expansion. NATO countries promise to defend each other if attacked., WARSAW Pact - created by the Soviet Union & Eastern European countries that pledged to defend each other if attacked, Arms Race - a competition between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War for superiority in the development and accumulation of nuclear weapons,

The Cold War

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