In February 1945, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill held a meeting dicussing the plans for the postwar world at this conference.

A 5,540-worded message that explained the views of diplomat George Kenan on the Soviets and the Cold War.

Formal disapproval

wllingness to go to the brink of ear to force the other side to back down

radiation left over after a blast

Lasting from 1946 to 1990, this was an era of confrontation and competition between the Soviet Union and the United States.

The act of restraining growth or influence of another country, especially a hostile nation.

Nine days after the Truman Doctrine was announced, the president established this program to screen all federal employees

nations with primarliy agricultural economies

The organization involving 12 different countries: America, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxemburg, and Iceland.

Communist countries in Eastern Europe gained this nickname for being controlled by the Soviets, much like planets in orbit.

Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, proposed this recovery program that would give the European nations American aid to rebuild their economies.

The 'promoting' and spreading of fear of the rise of Communism

strategy of military counterattack using nuclear weapons

"This war is not as in the past"..."Whoever occupies a territoy also imposes his own social system..it cannot be otherwise"

In this city near Berlin, tensions between the Soviets and the Americans become higher as an outcome of the meeting between Truman and Stalin to discuss the deals on Germany.

A war fought to acchieve a limited ojective like containing communism.

Also called the Internal Security Act,this was made in fight of communism's spread Senator Pat McCarran offered an act that made it illegal to combine or conspire to others in any way which would contribute to comminusm

After the launch of this, Khrushchev said, "We will bury capitalism..your grandchildren will live under communism."

lying under oath

The United States signed an agreement of defense with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philipines, and Australia. This organization was made in 1954.

The effort to weaken a society secretly and overthrow its government

In leaving office, Eisenhower warned to be aware of the influence of this on democracy. He notice a relationship that had developed between military establishment and defense industry.

"More Bang for the Buck"