STAAR U.S. History: U.S. History 4

The Cold War–The Present Day (1947–)
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  1. armistice
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
  2. assassination
    murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  3. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  4. coalition
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
  5. cold war
    a state of political hostility between countries
  6. communism
    a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
  7. conservative
    having social or political views favoring the right wing
  8. containment
    political strategy to check the expansion of a hostile power
  9. desegregation
    incorporation of a formerly excluded group into a community
  10. detente
    the easing of tensions or strained relations
  11. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  12. domino theory
    idea that communist nations will convert neighboring nations
  13. draft
    compulsory military service
  14. escalation
    an increase or intensification
  15. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  16. hostage
    a prisoner held to insure that another party will meet terms
  17. impeach
    charge with an offense committed while in office
  18. integration
    incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
  19. intervention
    policy of getting involved in the affairs of other countries
  20. liberal
    having political views favoring reform and progress
  21. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  22. minority
    a group of people who differ from a larger group
  23. nonviolence
    peaceful resistance to a government
  24. premier
    the person who is head of state
  25. satellite
    man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
  26. segregation
    a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups
  27. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  28. status quo
    the existing state of affairs
  29. superpower
    a country that can influence events throughout the world
  30. terrorism
    the use of violence against civilians for ideological goals
Created on Thu May 13 10:15:10 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 13 10:28:02 EDT 2021)

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