The Cold War
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. USA
A. Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state
2. Yalta
B. Elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term
3. Iron
C. 32nd President of the United States
4. Curtain
D. Capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
5. Roosevelt
E. A friendly nation (plural)
6. Churchill
F. Government in which people vote for their leaders
7. Stalin
G. Biggest country in the world by area
8. Berlin
H. A political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
9. Communism
I. An elected governmental council in a communist country
10. Capitalism
J. British statesman and leader during World War II
11. Poland
K. The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
12. Soviet
L. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
13. Government
M. An economic system based on private ownership of ___
14. Democracy
N. Hanging cloth used as a blind
15. Allies
O. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska
16. Truman
P. European country whose capital is Berlin
17. Reparations
Q. A republic in central Europe
18. Territory
R. People who make and enforce a country's laws
19. Russia
S. Compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors (plural)
20. America
T. Strong metal used to make tools and nails
21. Britain
U. A resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
22. Germany
V. Land of the free; the USA