A | B |
Superpower | no other country could match their strength |
Cold War | a war of ideals |
United Nations | a world peace keeping organization |
Satellite State | countries controlled by a more powerful nation |
Policy of Containment | to hold back the spread of communism |
Truman Doctrine | President Truman's speech promising to stop the spread of communism worldwide |
Marshall Plan | a monetary plan to aid war-torn nations in Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism |
Occupation Zones | Germany divided into 4 areas, each major country managed and controlled the area with troops |
Berlin Airlift | cargo planes filled with supplies dropped into West Berlin |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization made up of democratic governments |
Warsaw Pact | an alliance made up of countries with Communist governments |
SEATO | Southeast Treaty Organization made up of democratic governments |
CENTO | Central Treaty Organization made up of Middle East governments to prevent the spread of communism |
EEC | European Economic Community |
Free-Trade Area | this treaty agreed not to place tariffs on imports of goods sold by member states |