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| Communism | a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
| Cold War | Worldwide rivarly between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
| Containment | Policy of keepingcommunism cotained within its existing borders. |
| Truman Doctrine | President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements. |
| Berlin Airlift | Program in which the US and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade. |
| Brinkmanship | Belief that only by going to the brink of war could the United states protect itself against communist agression. |
| Red Scare | Fear that the Communist were working to destroy the American way of life. |
| McCarthyism | negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty. |
| Consumerism | large scale buying, much of it on credit. |
| Baby Boom | increase in births between 1945 and 1964. |
