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| temporary stop to fighting by agreement of both sides |
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| a term coined in respect to the foreign policy approach of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and used since to describe a gambler's attitude in the management of foreign relations; willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war |
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| mercy; deduction of a severe sentence given by a court |
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| a state of hostility between nations not involving physical combat (no military action) |
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| a combining together of nations in an effort to provide greater protection from aggression. |
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| an area where military forces are not allowed |
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| ending of segregation usually by integration |
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| a public order issued by a government leader or governmental authority. |
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| everything being equal or everyone having the same rights |
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| President Truman’s economic and social program |
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| company that offers similar products or services in many locations |
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| person or persons held prisoner in order to get a ransom or agreement to certain demands |
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| suggested the guilt of; incriminated |
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| process of entering gradually or secretly, in order to spy or gain control |
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| act of disobeying authority |
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| bringing together or making as one, unification; applied especially to blacks and whites in a number of social areas |
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| super militaristic patriotism. |
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| a very large urban region |
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| big cities with smaller cities around them |
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| false testimony under oath, as in a court of law or Congressional hearing; lying |
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| dislike for a person or group without good reason |
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| to strike back in kind; especially to return a military attack |
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| a sudden end of one government and the start of a new one; any dramatic and somewhat sudden change |
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| country dominated by a more powerful nation; during the Cold War country dominated by the Soviet Union |
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| situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock |
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| most powerful and influential nations; especially those that lead a power bloc |
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| isolating one group form the other in various social activities |
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| group within a society that has its own set of customs, attitudes, and values |
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| residential town or community near a city |
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| betrayal of one’s country, especially by aiding enemies |
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| attacks that harm or damage a person or thing. Politically it is usually associated with anarchy and revolution and often is a result of poverty or extreme, either conservative or radical, ideology |
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