| A | B |
| Potsdam Conference | The Allies decided the on the post war status of Germany |
| Nuremberg Trials | First time people held responsible for war crimes |
| Japan | Major cities destroyed by Atomic Bomb |
| GI Bill of Rights | Provided benefits for returning soldiers |
| Containment | policy designed to stop the spread of Communism |
| Cold War | Struggle between the U.S and the Soviets for world domination |
| Marshall Plan | Billions of dollars to rebuild Europe |
| Truman Doctrine | Promise to help any nation fighting Communism |
| Greece and Trukey | First nations to benefit from the Truman Doctrine |
| Satellite nations | Countries taken over by the Soviet Union after WWII |
| United Nations | An international organization founded to after WWII to keep peace |
| Berlin Airlift | Road to west Berlin closed Allies ship supplies by plane |