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  1. complex
    a whole structure made up of interconnected structures
    In the postwar years both countries actively secured allies, built military industrial complexes, and established military bases around the globe. (6.5.A)
  2. alliance
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
    The U.S. participated in military alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), while the USSR formed the Warsaw Pact with Eastern European satellite states. (6.5.A)
  3. satellite
    surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
    The U.S. participated in military alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), while the USSR formed the Warsaw Pact with Eastern European satellite states. (6.5.A)
  4. detonate
    cause to burst with a violent release of energy
    After the Soviets detonated an atomic bomb in 1949, the arms race between the U.S. and USSR shifted to focus on the development of large nuclear arsenals. (6.5.A)
  5. arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
    After the Soviets detonated an atomic bomb in 1949, the arms race between the U.S. and USSR shifted to focus on the development of large nuclear arsenals. (6.5.A)
  6. cold war
    a state of political hostility between countries
    The Cold War kept the world divided. (6.5.A)
  7. mutually
    in a shared manner
    However, the fear of mutually assured destruction prevented direct military conflict between the U.S. and USSR. (6.5.A)
  8. vulnerable
    susceptible to attack
    Both the USSR and the U.S. supported colonial independence movements in Asia and Africa—the USSR on class-struggle grounds and the U.S. based on issues of personal liberty—and sought to build economic and political alliances with the vulnerable new governments that resulted. (6.5.B)
  9. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
    Regional conflicts and civil wars in postcolonial settings became proxy wars between the two superpowers in places such as Vietnam, Congo, and Angola. (6.5.B)
  10. cohesive
    combining well to form a unified whole
    While most members of the NAM were eventually drawn into the Western or Eastern bloc, it remained a cohesive movement that fostered unity between developing nations. (6.5.B)
  11. foster
    promote the growth of
    While most members of the NAM were eventually drawn into the Western or Eastern bloc, it remained a cohesive movement that fostered unity between developing nations. (6.5.B)
  12. deficiency
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
    Soviet economic deficiencies were most striking in agriculture, electronics, and other consumer goods. (6.5.C)
  13. striking
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    Soviet economic deficiencies were most striking in agriculture, electronics, and other consumer goods. (6.5.C)
  14. productivity
    the quality of yielding positive results
    In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika and glasnost failed to increase economic productivity, but they did increase the Soviet public’s awareness of their economic deficiencies. (6.5.C)
  15. detente
    the easing of tensions or strained relations
    The USSR was further weakened by American détente with China in the 1970s, increased U.S. military spending in the 1980s, and a failed war with Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. (6.5.C)
Created on Wed Jul 22 17:27:53 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Jul 22 17:54:45 EDT 2020)

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