A period where two or more nations engage in rapid production of military technology and equipment, often in competition to each other.
Arms Race
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A massive program using aircraft to supply Western zones of Berlin with food, fuel and coal, during the Soviet and East German blockade of the city.
Berlin Airlift
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A military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation, often with naval vessels.
blockade
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Compulsory military service, especially in times of war.
conscription
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the practice of using agents and spies to advance government policy
espionage
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A term invented by Winston Churchill to describe the political and physical barriers between the Soviet bloc and the ‘free’ countries of Europe.
Iron Curtain
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A foreign policy position, where a nation refuses to commit to alliances or ‘take sides’ in international disputes
isolationism
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A global military alliance formed in 1949; its members included US, Great Britain, France and West Germany.
NATO
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a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
Communism
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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
capitalism
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A massive program using aircraft to supply Western zones of Berlin with food, fuel and coal, during the Soviet and East German blockade of the city.
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Berlin Airlift
Card 3
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A military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation, often with naval vessels.
Back
Card 4
Front
Compulsory military service, especially in times of war.
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Card 5
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the practice of using agents and spies to advance government policy
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