Viet Cong
The name of the Vietnamese communist who fought against South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War.
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Truman Doctrine
A policy if the Truman presidency that called for supporting any nation resisting communism.
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Triple Entente
An alliance that was made up of France, Russia, and Great Britain during World War I.
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Triple Alliance
An alliance that was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy during World War I.
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trench warfare
A form of combat where armies fight each other from opposing fortified positions, usually consisting of long, dugout holes or trenches.
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Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty dividing the New World possessions between Portugal and Spain. This treaty, signed in 1494 was a product of the Catholic Church.
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totalitarianism
An ideology where all social, economic, and political powers are centered in the government completely.
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
A political and social protest by university students in Beijing, China in 1989. The protest called for political and social reforms and resulted in the government using the military to end it, which caused hundreds of deaths, thousands of injured, and many more imprisoned.
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stalemate
A situation where there are no clear winners.
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Solidarity
An independent Polish labor Union which fought against communism in Poland in the 1980s. Most notable for helping to end communism in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe.
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