| A | B |
|---|
| NATO | Organized to defend European nations from communist attack during the Cold War. |
| Warsaw Pact | Organized by the Soviet Union to defend its satallite nations from an attack. |
| United Nations | international organization established after World War II in order to resolve conflicts between nations in a peaceful manor. |
| iron curtain | metaphorical symbol of the division between eastern and western Europe after World War II. |
| satallite nations | countries under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War |
| Berlin Airlift | massive effort by the U.S. to resupply the city of West Berlin after it was cutoff by the Soviets. |
| 38th Parallel | Dividing line between North and South Korea |
| McCarthyism | term refering to the search for communist in the American government during the Cold War. |
| GI Bill | Provided U.S. servicemen with financial assitance for education and business opportunites. |
| Levittown | First planned community that offered affordable housing in suburban America. |
| Cuban Missle Crisis | standoff between the U.S. and Soviet Union over the deployment of Russian missles in the Carribean. |
| Bay of Pigs | U.S. planned invasion of Cuba to overthrow the communist government. |
