Yalta - conference between the "Big 3" before Germany had surrendered. They discussed dividing Germany into four occupation zones and the Soviet Union invading Japan. , Potsdam - Truman replaced FDR at this meeting. He revealed the Manhattan Project to both Churchill and Stalin., IronCurtain - an ideological barrier separating the democratic and communist countries of Europe, ColdWar - a state of tension between nations without actual fighting - between the US and Soviet Union 1945 – 1991., communism - an economic system where the government owns the means of production., containment - stop communism from spreading; contain communism to the areas where it exists., WarsawPact - a military alliance of eastern European nations formed by the Soviet Union in 1955, NATO - US formed a military alliance with friendly nations – mostly in Western Europe- member nations pledged to defend one another if they were attacked., BerlinAirlift - Soviet forces blockaded all road, rail and water routes into Berlin's Allied-controlled areas, BerlinWall - The wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin. It was built in order to prevent people from fleeing East Berlin in 1961.,

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