The Cold War Global 2 Skills Kempton
Satellite Nations Countries that are dominated politically and economically by another nation
Iron Curtain Term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.
Arms Race A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons
The U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism Containment The U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism
Space Race A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the superior power in outer space
Domino Theory A theory that if one country is taken over by Communism, other nations will be taken over one after another.