cold war vocab

charter

constitution

satellite nations

nations that are controlled by a more powerful country

containment

policy or process that prevents the expansion of hostile power

iron curtain

the term used to describe the division between Western democratic countries and Eastern communist countries during the Cold War.

limited war

war fought with limited resources to achieve a limited objective

massive retaliation

threatening other countries with nuclear weapons to avoid potential war

brinkmanship

willingness going to the brink of war with other countries in attempt to get them to back down

military industrial complex

country’s military and defense industry (industry that makes weapons and stuff) having a relationship where they both benefit from each other to influence govt policy

flexible response

conventional approaches rather than threatening with nuclear weapons

defect

desert a country or cause

subversion

spying basically

loyalty review program

truman policy that authorized the loyalty screening of all federal employees to determine their loyalty to us govt

perjury

lying in court or while under oath.

censure

formal disapproval of an action

fallout

radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion

closed shop

union membership is a condition of employment

right to work laws

laws that make it illegal to require employees to join a union (outlawd union shops)

union shops

businesses that require employees to join a union

urban renewal

govt programs that try to eliminate poverty and revitalize urban area s

white collar jobs

prof. office jobs

blue collar workers

workers that provide manual labor to indsutries

multinational corporations

large corps that operate both domesticallt and overseas

franchise

business given the authorization to market company goods/services in an area

missile gap

differences between missles in ussr and us

reapportionment

electoral districts based on population of states