| A | B |
|---|
| Cold War | State of hostility b/w the US & the Soviet Union with no direct conflict 1945-91 |
| Iron Curtain | Separation b/w the Communist East Europe & Democratic West Europe |
| Containment | President Truman-stopping the spread of communism rather than defeating existing nations |
| Truman Doctrine | Truman to provide economic aid to free nations to fight Communism |
| Marshall Plan | Provided nations from war torn Europe much needed financial help |
| Berlin Airlift | British & US airplanes delivered thousands of loads of food & supplies to the people of Berlin |
| Korean War | Began when as North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea |
| Arms Race | Tension from the questionable spread of Communism, tensions spread, the US & The Soviet Union build up nuclear weapons |
| Sputnik | Soviets launched the first artificial satellite know by this name |
| Domino Theory | The idea that if one nation in Asia fell to communism other nations would soon fall as well |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | Brink of war with the USSR by President Kennedy blockading the naval area of Cuba |
| Warsaw Pact | Communist nations developed their own alliance which was know as this and led by the Soviet Union |
| Alliance for Progress | Organization created to establish economic cooperation between the US & Latin American nations |
| GI Bill | Legislation to help returning soldiers to improve their lives once home. |
| New Frontier | Kennedy fighting the Cold War by improving the life of Americans |
| Great Society | President Johnson wanted to help underprivileged people in America-ending poverty |
