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Communism [r]: A political ideology, and also a system of government, according to which the means of production (including all large business concerns) should be controlled by the government. ^[e]
Containment policy [r]: A U.S. foreign policy doctrine of the Cold War, begun in 1947, focusing on keeping Communist nations "contained" from further expansion, rather than direct confrontation ^[e]

Deterrence [r]: Add brief definition or description
Allen Dulles [r]: Add brief definition or description
George C. Marshall [r]: Army Chief of Staff (WWII), Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense (Korean War)and sponsor of the Marshall Plan. ^[e]
Averell Harriman [r]: American diplomat who served as Asistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs between 1961 and 1963, and then headed the overt U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks while the serious secret negotiations took place between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Known as "the alligator" for his approach to discussion inside the U.S. government. ^[e]
George Kennan [r]: Add brief definition or description

Berlin Blockade [r]: The period, from June 24, 1948 to May 11, 1949, when the Soviet Union cut all land routes to Berlin ^[e]
Cuban Missile Crisis [r]: Probably the closest the U.S. and Soviet Union came to nuclear war, a confrontation, in October 1962, when Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba, and eventually removed through a naval show of force and diplomatic maneuvering ^[e]
Vietnam War [r]: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. ^[e]
Afghanistan War (1978-92) [r]: Add brief definition or description

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Albania [r]: Republic in south-eastern Europe (population c. 3.6 million; capital Tirana), with a long Adriatic coastline on the west and land borders with Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Greece. ^[e]

Ambassador [r]: Add brief definition or description
American Federation of Labor [r]: A confederation of trade unions in the U.S. ^[e]
American conservatism [r]: A diverse mix of political ideologies that contrast with liberalism, socialism, secularism and communism. ^[e]
Anti-submarine warfare [r]: Add brief definition or description

Atheism [r]: Absence of belief in any god or other supernatural beings. ^[e]
Atmospheric reentry [r]: The movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the 'edge of space.' ^[e]
Australia [r]: Continent in the Southern Hemisphere and the federal parliamentary nation that occupies it. ^[e]
Authorization for the Use of Military Force [r]: Add brief definition or description