| A | B |
|---|
| George C. Marshall | created a plan to rebuild European cities |
| Harry Truman | was U.S. president during the Korean War |
| Joseph Stalin | led the Soviet Union during and after WWII |
| Winston Churchill | used the words "Iron Curtain" to describe Communist control of Eastern Europe |
| Douglas MacArthur | commanded the American troops in Korea |
| Joseph McCarthy | used Americans' fear of Communism for political gain |
| Thurgood Marshall | helped end school segregation and later joined the Supreme Court |
| Dwight Eisenhower | was a war hero, NATO commander, and U.S. president |
| United Nations | organization formed to prevent war |
| Taft-Hartley Act | law that allowed emploerys to hire non-union members |
| Fair Deal | President Truman's plan to help Americans |
| Marshall Plan | another name for the European Recovery Plan |
| baby boom | large increase in the number of U.S. children born |
| space race | launch of the Soviet Sputniks before the American Explorer I |
| automation | use of machines to do the work |
| interstate highways | network connecting major U.S. cities |
