The Cold War

6. Ongoing rivalry between the U.S and the Soviet Union and their allies developed after ww2.
8. Soldiers came back home to their wives and an era of prosperity began.
9. Offered military and economic aid to any democratic nation under threat from comunist forces.
11. Known as the second red scare a period of anti-communist suspicion in the U.S.
13. Imaginary line dividing Europe between soviet influence and western influence.
14. Massive aid given to countries recovering from ww2 to help rebuild their economies.
15. A political strategy by the U.S to prevent the spread of communism after ww2.

1. Defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and other states in central and Eastern Europe.
2. Built 41,000 miles of interstate highways creating jobs for returning soldiers.
3. Allowed returning soldiers to go to school fully paid by the goverment they were also given a stipend.
4. Both the U.S and the USSR wanted to be the best this started due to the launchment of the sputnik.
5. Soviets blockade railroad and water access to allied-controled areas of Berlin.
7. Created in response to cold war tensions U.S, Canada, and 10 other Western European nations allied and protected each other.
10. The belief that if one country falls into communism then the rest will follow along.
12. A classless society in which everyone the benefit of labor and the government controls all property and wealth.