The Cold War

4. a war in which the superpowers backed different sides, which acted as substitutes (proxies) for the superpowers themselves
11. a U.S. aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after World War II
15. an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among the world’s nations
16. people or things injured or destroyed
19. to declare to be blameworthy or evil
20. an economic system based on private ownership of farms and businesses

1. a wall dividing East and West Germany
2. poorer, less-developed nations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
3. a living area underground to protect themselves in case of a nuclear attack.
5. the U.S. policy of fighting the spread of communism by limiting it to countries where it already existed
6. an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common by the workers who do the labor
7. a list of people or groups who are under suspicion for something and are thus excluded from certain opportunities
8. to put an end to or get rid of
9. close watch kept over someone or something, especially by a detective or investigator
10. the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information
12. a competition to develop and manufacture more and more powerful weapons
13. to become involved in something in order to influence what happens
14. to be most noticeable within a group
17. the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union that followed World War II
18. the act of getting or obtaining something