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| neither side ever understood the intentions and ambitions of the other. |
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| symbolized the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989. Winston Churchill gave a speech bout it |
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| by applying firm diplomatic, economic, and military counterpressure |
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| formulated the Policy of Containment as a way to stop Soviet expansion without having to go to war |
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| 1947- threatened by communist influence in Turkey and Greece |
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| Originally called the European Recovery Program. The program was made by George C. Marshall who offered American financial aid for a program of European economic recovery. |
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| supply of vital necessities to West Berlin by air transport from the U.S. |
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| An alliance of countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. |
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| a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. |
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| an independent nation effectively dominated by another. |
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| a French word meaning "release of tensions." The policy of Detente was designed to reduce tensions between the superpowers during the height of the Cold War. |
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| a frantic era in which several nations tested nuclear technology and stockpiled warheads |
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| Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. In the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems the United States and the Soviet Union agree that each may have only two ABM deployment areas |
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| Non-Proliferation Treaty. A comprehensive guide to the control of weapons of mass destruction. |
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| the SALT II negotiations began in November 1972. The primary goal of SALT II was to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems. |
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| Known as McCarthyism and it was when people were starting to have fear after World War II |
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| America's foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history |
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| Became president after Franklin Delano Roosevelt died. He was the 33rd president of the United States and led the nation through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War |
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| He was the second leader of the Soviet Union. was the second leader of the Soviet Union and a dictator. His real name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. |
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| British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister; rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory. |
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