| A | B |
| expansionism | the Soviet drive to increase territory |
| cold war | a condition of tension and hostility without armed conflict |
| satellite country | controlled by Soviet Union, independent in name only |
| Soviet bloc | Communist countries of Eastern Europe |
| Nuremberg trials | tried Nazis |
| NATO | military alliance between Western European countries, United States, and Canada |
| Warsaw Pact | military alliance of Eastern European countries and Soviet Union |
| nationalization | taking over of industry by government |
| Charles de Gaulle | hero of the French recovery |
| National Health Service | socialized medicine in Britain |
| Berlin Wall | separates East and West Berlin |
| Common Market | European trade without tariffs |
| zionism | the drive to establish a Jewish nation in Palestine |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Gandhi's friend and follower |
| Mao Zedong | Communist leader in China |
| Douglas MacArthur | leader of UN troops in Korea |
| Algeria | northern Africa colony seeking independence from France |