Cold War Vocabulary

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A military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European nations, the U.S., and Canada to prevent the spread of Communism:

An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving:

International peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong; founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development:

Military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern European nations in response to NATO:

The longest and bloodiest Cold War conflict. North Vietnam was communist and South Vietnam was democratic. A group called the Viet Cong wanted the country to unite under a communist government. The U.S. sent troops to stop this from happening:

State of tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union without actual fighting that divided the world into two camps:

A type of government where the people rule and often elect leaders by voting:

To expand markets (selling and buying stuff) worldwide: