| A | B |
| censure | express formal disapproval of some action |
| iron curtain | separated Soviet controlled Eastern Europe from non-communist Western Europe |
| closed shop | workplace where employer only hires union members |
| containment | to present the expansion of communism after WW2 |
| cold war | struggle between the US and Soviet Union after WW2 |
| perjury | lying while under oath to tell the truth |
| demilitarized zone | region where no military is permitted (DMZ) |
| subversion | attempt to overthrow a government secretely from within |
| inflation | a continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
| airlift | transporting supplies by air (example Berlin 1948) |
| alleged | something states as a fact but without proof at that time |
| blacklist | list of persons who are refused jobs or entrance into an organization |
| stalemate | when action or fighting stops/both side will not give in |