1. Cold War: The idealogical and often confrontational conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1990.
2. Iron Curtain: The political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II.
3. Containment: The policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power.
4. Limited War: A war fought with limited commitment of resources to achieve a limited objective, such as containing communism.
5. Subversion: A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by using persons working secretly from within.
6. Perjury: Lying when one has sworn under the oath to tell the truth.
7. Censure: To express formal disapproval of an action.
8. Fallout: Radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion.
9. Fallout Shelter: A shelter built with the intent to house and protect people from nuclear fallout.
10. Massive Retaliation: A policy of threatening a massive response, including the use of nuclear weapons, against a Communist state trying to seize a peaseful state.
11. Brinkmanship: The willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down.
12. Covert: Not openly shown or engaged in.
13. Developing Nation: A nation whose economy is primarily agricultural.
14. Military-Industrial Complex: An informal relationship that some people believe exists between the military and the defense industry to promote greater military spending and influence government policy.
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