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Cold War
terms to get ready for unit test 3-28-11
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History
9th Grade
03/25/2011

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Term
Cold War
Definition
the competition that developed after WWII between the Soviet Union and US
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NATO
Definition
____________ was formed by Canada, US, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal for mutual military assistance in 1949 (Collective security).
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Warsaw Pact
Definition
____________ was the military alliance formed in 1955 between the Soviet Union and nations of Eastern Europe as a response to the formation of NATO. 
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Communism
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____________ is the official ideology set up by Lenin for the Soviet Union that believed in one political party running the government and having the government own all land and property following the Russian Revolution. 
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Bay of Pigs
Definition
__________ was unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in order to overthrow Castro.
Term
  • Kennedy
Definition

Foreign policy goals of ________:

  • wanted to help Third World countries
  • wanted to stop the arms race, but Soviet Union saw this as a sign of weakness and became more aggessive.
  • supported and then backed out of plan to overthrow Castro.
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