Mrs. Pendley's Cold War vocab words

susan P. (United States of America)
Vocabulary words for the cold war.rnEach word needs to be defined and a picture ust be created o represent the word.
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  1. containment
    the act of keeping something from spreading
  2. nonaligned
    not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause
  3. Cold War
    a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
  4. iron curtain
    the barrier between communist and democratic countries
  5. IMF
    a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
  6. GATT
    a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
  7. Berlin airlift
    airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
  8. Truman doctrine
    President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
  9. NATO
    an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
  10. coup d'etat
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  11. detente
    the easing of tensions or strained relations
Created on Wed Feb 02 15:10:33 EST 2011 (updated Thu Feb 03 10:08:37 EST 2011)

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