| A | B |
| Cold War | era of conflict from 1946-1990 |
| satellite nations | not under direct rule but must remain loyal and follow rules |
| iron curtain | political and military barrier isolating the Soviet Union |
| containment | keeping communism within its present borders |
| Truman Doctrine | outlined America's pledge to fight communism |
| white-collar | sales and management jobs |
| blue-collar | laborer jobs |
| multinational corporations | large corporations with overseas investments |
| franchises | person owns and runs one or everal stores in a chain |
| poverty line | figure set by the gov't to reflect the minimum income required to support a family |
| urban renewal | gov't programs that tried to eliminate slums |
| juvenile delinquency | anti-social or criminal behavior in young people |