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Communism
Advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. -
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Soviet Union
A communist country that lasted from 1922-1991 that believed that the government should be controlled by a committee of farmers and business man however the power was mainly concentrated in the central government -
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Cold War
An intense competition for global power and influence that lasted more than 40 years between the USA and the USSR -
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Arms Race
During this time, Truman was working on a hydrogen bomb project, hundreds of times more powerful than what hit Hiroshima -
NATO
The USA and its allies formed this organization to ensure that an attack against one of them would be considered an attack against them all leading to a war where the NATO countries are in an alliance -
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Korean War
The first major proxy war was in Korea where both Soviet and US troops occupied Korea and a war split into Soviet North Korea and American formed South Korea -
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Warsaw Pact
Similar to the NATO pact, the USSR had the same rules for itself and its allies. This pact let the sides of communism and democracy be taken, forming an intense conflict -
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Vietnam War
A new threat rose in Southeast Asia as a new independent country, Vietnam, was spit in two: a communist North and a Democratic South. America sent in troops to aid the South while China and Russia backed up the North. The war ended with a communist victory. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The USA had a naval base in Cuba. However, communism soon seized control as a new communist leader, Fidel Castro, rose to power. The Soviets quickly became allies with Cuba leaving America as on of its enemies. As the Soviets became closer with Cuba, they built secret nuclear bases aimed at American cities. -
Cummunism Collapses
Gorbachev's rule gave hope to communism in Europe as independent nations, like Poland, began to elect democratic governments.
