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Armistice
A formal agreement between warring parties to stop fighting, often to create a temporary truce while a peace treaty is negotiated.
Civil disobedience
The peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws as a form of protest.
Civil liberties
Civil liberties are individual freedoms protected by law.
Containment
The strategy of stopping communist expansion through alliances, aid, and limited military action.
Counterculture
A social movement that rejects and opposes dominant cultural norms and values.
Inflation
General increase in prices and fall in purchasing power.
Infrastructure
The fundamental physical and organizational structures, such as transportation, communication, and energy systems, needed for a society’s economy to function effectively.
McCarthyism
The practice of accusing individuals of disloyalty or subversion without solid evidence, creating an atmosphere of fear.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) was a Cold War doctrine in which both the USA and USSR maintained large nuclear arsenals capable of completely destroying each other if either launched an attack.
The threat of total annihilation acted as a deterrent, preventing either side from initiating a nuclear war.
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. States use propaganda through media, education, and public events to shape public opinion.
Red Scare
The Red Scare refers to two distinct periods in U.S. history marked by widespread fear and anxiety over the perceived threat of communism and radical leftist ideologies.
Segregation
The enforced separation of groups, often by race, in public and private life.