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Domino Theory
Arms Race
Brinkmanship
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnamization
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Contain communism in regional conflicts to prevent neighboring countries from falling
to communism.
A U.S. program that provided economic aid to European nations politically opposed to the
U.S.S.R. to help rebuild their economies after World War II.
Soviet Union and U.S. negotiate withdrawal of weapons that if fired would've produced
Mutually Assured Destruction.
A constant competition between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to build new and more powerful nuclear
weapons after WWII.

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This answer provides definitions for the terms related to the Cold War and its events.


Step-by-step explanation:

Domino Theory: Contain communism in regional conflicts to prevent neighboring countries from falling to communism.

Marshall Plan: A U.S. program that provided economic aid to European nations politically opposed to the U.S.S.R. to help rebuild their economies after World War II.

Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Union and U.S. negotiate withdrawal of weapons that if fired would've produced Mutually Assured Destruction.

Arms Race: A constant competition between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to build new and more powerful nuclear weapons after WWII.


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