Containment
Stop spread of communism.
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Cold War Keywords
US-Soviet rivalry essentials.
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Truman Doctrine
Aid to resist communist pressure.
Marshall Plan
Economic aid to rebuild Europe.
NATO
Western military alliance 1949.
Warsaw Pact
Soviet-led alliance.
Korean War
1950–53 conflict; still divided peninsula.
McCarthyism
Anti-communist fear and accusations.
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 nuclear standoff.
Vietnam War
Long US involvement in SE Asia.
Détente
Easing of Cold War tensions.
SALT
Strategic arms limitation talks.
Berlin Wall
1961–1989 symbol of division.
Reagan Doctrine
Support anti-communist movements.
Soviet collapse
USSR dissolved 1991.