| A | B |
|---|
| soviet union | communist country |
| united states | capitalist country |
| cold war | war of ideas between US & Soviets |
| Berlin Airlift | US, GB, France brought supplies to West Berlin |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | Soviets secretly put missiles in Cuba |
| President Eisenhower | helped economy grow |
| Baby boom | created a demand for housing |
| growing businesses | increased wages |
| communism | where govt controls production & owns nation's resources |
| capitalism | ordinary people & businesses control production of goods & services |
| arms race | contest between nations to build bigger & more powerful weapons |
| time line | shows events in order that they happened |
| veteran | someone who has served in the military |
| "The Baby Boom" | large increase in number of babies born after WWI |
| budget | plan for saving & spending income |
