Iron Curtain - an imaginary barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989., The Truman Doctrine - the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the Communists as an open declaration of the Cold War., The Marshall Plan - The United States loaned money to war torn European countries so they would not fall to communism, Containment - United States plan to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War, The Berlin Airlift - The United States flew supplies into Western Berlin , Satellite Nations - A country that bordered the Soviet Union and served as a buffer zone to prevent future invasions during the Cold War, N.A.T.O - alliance of democratic nations during the Cold War, The Cold War - this era of U.S. history was characterized by heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union and spans from the end of the Second World War through the 1980s;, Warsaw Pact - alliance of communist nations during the Cold War, E Pluribus Unum - out of many one,

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