Cold War Vocabulary

Front

Yalta Conference

Back

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to make important decisions about the future of European governments.

Front

Nuremberg Trials

Back

The war crimes trials of Nazi leaders.

Front

United Nations

Back

An organization dedicated to resolving international disputes.

Front

Cold War

Back

The struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Front

Containment

Back

Stopping the spread of communism.

Front

Truman Doctrine

Back

A policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism.

Front

Marshall Plan

Back

The idea that the U.S. could help rebuild war-torn Europe with loans and other economic aid.

*Greece and Turkey (greasy turkey)

Front

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Back

An alliance of the United States and Western European nations during the Cold War.

Front

Warsaw Pact

Back

An alliance of the Soviet Union and Eastern European nations during the Cold War.

Front

GI Bill of Rights

Back

Offered military veterans money for school, as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses.