Cold War vocab Flashcards

1
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to stop working, end suddenly/fail

A

collapse

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2
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striving to gain or win

A

competition

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3
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to help someone in need

A

aid

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4
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weapons

A

arms

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5
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practice of negotiating

A

diplomacy

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6
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to restrict or hold

A

contain

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7
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use of power to manage

A

control

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8
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the state of being the most powerful

A

supremacy

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9
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a statement of harm or punishment toward others

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threat

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10
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armed rebellion against own government

A

insurgency

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11
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condition of stress or strain

A

tension

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12
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action that is meant to change something

A

intervention

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13
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to help something grow or move forward

A

promote

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14
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representation of something

A

symbolize

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15
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agreement, usually between countries

A

treaty

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16
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dissenting political group within a larger one

A

factions

17
Q

make something stronger and more solid

A

consolidate

18
Q

differences/contrasts between things/people

A

distinctions

19
Q

condition of being successful or thriving

A

prosperity

20
Q

permission for something to happen

A

consent

21
Q

to take up a place

A

occupy

22
Q

to hold within

A

containing

23
Q

lack of alliance with other nations

A

nonalignment

24
Q

the authority of a state to govern itself

A

sovereignty

25
Q

the state of having maximum productivity

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efficiency

26
Q

the right to vote

A

suffrage

27
Q

to make united, uniform or whole

A

unified

28
Q

originating in a particular place

A

indigenous

29
Q

keeping things free from damage

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preservation

30
Q

to take apart

A

dismantle

31
Q

attitudes, activities, and practices that are not religious

A

secular

32
Q

competence/knowledge in a particular area

A

literacy

33
Q

people or places that are freed

A

liberated

34
Q

rarely

A

seldom

35
Q

traveling by sea

A

seafaring