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Countries surrounding the Soviet Union that the Soviets controlled in an effort to keep a "barrier" around the country
Sattelite Nations
The code name for the Allied Invasion of Europe at Normandy
Operation Overlord
Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West
Iron Curtain
Became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb
Harry S. Truman
Japanese suicide pilots
Kamikaze
Victory in Europe Day
V-E Day
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
United Nations
Allied Invasion of France on June 6, 1944
D-Day (Day Day)
A jellied gasoline used for bombs
Napalm
American policy of resisting the further expansion of communism around the world
Containment
Chinese communist leader from 1949 to 1976
Mao Zedong
The message written by George Kennan in 1946 to Truman advising him to contain Communist expansion
Long Telegram
A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II
Battle of the Bulge
Men's clothing of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and baggy, pleated pants with narrow cuffs.
Zoot Suit
The power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
Cold War
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military.
Rationing
The Allies response to the Soviets blockade of West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology.
Truman Doctrine
Victory in Japan
V-J Day
War fought to achieve only specific goals
Limited War
A secret U.S project for the construction of the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
The first U.S. land victory over the Japanese, 1943
Guadalcanal
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe
Marshall Plan
Truman, Churchill, and Stalin discussed the future of Europe but their failure to reach meaningful agreements soon led to the onset of the Cold War
Postdam Conference
A meeting in which the Allies demanded the unconditional surrender of the Axis, agreeing to aid the Soviets and the invasion of Italy
Casablanca Conference