Early Cold War: 1945–1962

division of Germany into four zones, with the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union each occupying a zone

agreement to end a war

rivalry between unfriendly or hostile nations in accumulating or developing weapons

isolation of an enemy area to prevent passage of people or supplies

restricted war with very limited combat fought on political and economic fronts, using propaganda

strategy of building a regional coalition of nations in which each nation agrees to defend members of the coalition from outside attack

policy to prevent the spread of a hostile ideology to other countries

political confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

boundary or border of a specific area

area free of weapons and military forces

idea that the fall of a noncommunist country to communism would cause neighboring noncommunist countries to also fall to communism

massive project undertaken to build a superhighway system to connect cities and towns throughout the United States

U.S. program of massive financial aid to European countries devastated by World War II

coalition made up of 10 European countries along with Canada and the United States; formed to defend nations in the coalition from outside attack

airlift of food, fuel, and other necessary supplies to Berliners beginning in 1948

strategy of pushing communism out of areas where it was already present

rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union for achievements in space exploration

situation in which neither side has the opportunity to advance

U.S. foreign policy to oppose Soviet aggression by aiding countries resisting communist control

international organization founded in 1945 to maintain peace and security throughout the world

treaty between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European countries signed in 1955 as a response to NATO