Cold War - When two countries are openly hostile towards each other without using violence. , United Nations (UN) - This is a world wide peace keeping organization. , North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - A military defense treaty between ten Western European countries including Canada and U. S. , Brinkmanship - The willingness to go to the brink of war to get the other side to back down. , European Recovery Program - The Marshall Plan is also known as this. , The 38th Parallel - The post WWII boundary between North Korea and South Korea., Truman Doctrine - A policy that promised military and financial aid to Greece and Turkey and other countries who were fighting against communism., Containment - The United States foreign policy of stopping the spread of communism. , Warsaw Pact - A military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. , Berlin Airlift  - The Allied response to the Berlin Blockade.  , General Douglas McArthur  - He was fired by President Truman for Insubordination, McCarthyism - The use of unfounded accusation & sensationalism to scare people about the communist threat, Wars Powers Act - Passed after Vietnam - limited the President power to send in troops , Watergate Affair - Political scandal involving illegal activities that led to Nixon's resignation,

11.9 - The Cold War Vocabulary

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