Cold War Vocabulary

supporters believe economic aid would create strong European trading partners & allies for US  

When West Germany joined NATO in 1955, the Soviet Union responded by creating this

country with greater military strength, economic power and political influence,  

structure of United Nations was decided here 

separates East from West, capitalism from Communism; term coined by Churchill

at this, Truman decides to drop atomic bomb; USSR & US differ over future of Eastern Europe 

policy to stop spread of communism, but not overturn it where it already exists

US, Canada, and 10 western European countries form this in response to cold war tension  

replaced Lenin after his death 

40 year "war" without direct warfare or confrontation between the 2 superpowers

proposed economic aid for war-torn Europe to rebuild economies; Truman's Secretary of State 

the beginning of "containment" policy; American support to countries threatened by Communism  

Soviets reacted to the merging of the western zones of Germany by announcing what? 

"Big Three" plan for postwar reconstruction of Europe; divided Germany into 4 occupation zones