Chapter 8 Flashcards

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How was the Cuban missile an example of brinkmanship?

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Because the Soviet Union was with Cuba to bring down the States.

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Brinkmanship

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Pushing ones demands to the point of threatening military action

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Cold War

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War that lasted 43 years. There was the Korean War, the Vietnam war, and the Cuban missile crisis.

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Collective security

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The protection of a member of an organization against an outside threat.

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NATO

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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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5
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Containment

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Stopping spreaD of communism

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Truman Doctorine

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Containment of communism

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7
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Détente

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Period of time during the Cold War where the tension was trying to cool down

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Deterrence

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Policy of both powers to try and stop nuclear weapons

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Expansionism

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Country taking land from citizens. (Germany used this on Russia.)

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Ideological conflict

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A struggle between two different idea beliefs.

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Liberation movement

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Military + political struggle for dependence from colonial power

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12
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Non-alignment

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Don’t know

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13
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Pro-democracy

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Establishment of democratic government in a country

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Second World War

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Adolf Hitler was dictator and took control of Germany and countries around Germany.

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15
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Sphere of influence

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A country in which another country has power to affect. (Poland under the soviet sphere. Spain under the American sphere)