| A | B |
|---|
| iron curtain | the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after WWII |
| containment | the policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power |
| airlift | a system of transporting food and supplies by aircraft into an area otherwise impossible to reach |
| cold war | a struggle over political differences between nations carried on by methods short of war |
| subversion | an attempt to overthrow a government by persons working secretly from within |
| espionage | spying |
| blacklist | list of persons who are disapproved of and are punished, such as by being refused jobs |
| perjury | lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth |
| censure | to express formal disapproval of some action |
| inflation | a continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
| closed shop | a workplace in which the employer by agreement hires only union members |
| desegregate | to end the practice of separating or isolating people of different races |
| stalemate | a situation during a conflict when action stops because both sides are equally powerful and neither will give in |
| demilitarized zone | a region where no military forces or weapons are permitted |
| surplus | excess; amount leftover after necessary expenses are paid |
| arms race | competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build more weapons to surpass the others military strength |
| summit | a meeting of heads of government |
| affluence | the state of having much wealth |
| materialism | attaching too much importance to physical possessions and comforts |
| Harry S. Truman | decided to go ahead with the formation of the new international organization |
| Mao Zedong | formed a new Communist state, the People's Republic of China |
| Fair Deal | a plan of domestic reforms aimed at solving some of the nation's economic problems |
| Taft-Hartley Act | limited the actions workers could take against their employers; allowed government to stop a strike that endangered public health or safety |
| Douglas MacArthur | a hero of WWII |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | the first Republican to win the White House since 1928 |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ordered Soviet forces to crush the revolt in Hungary |
| cooperate | work together |
| pose | to present |
| stable | unchanging |
| domestic | home-based, internal |
| assure | to promise |
| conclude | decide |
| nuclear | atomic |
| economy | system of production, distribution, and consumption |
