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US vs. USSR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| USSR | Had an occupation zone in East Germany. |
| USSR | Economy based on public ownership and decision-making. |
| US | Government allowed more than one political party. |
| USSR | Government controlled all aspects of one's life. |
| USSR | Occupied Poland after WWII. |
| USSR | Wanted military leaders tried in "show trials". |
| US | Had an occupation zone in West Berlin. |
| US | Economy based on private ownership and decision-making. |
| US | Economy based on competition and profit. |
| US | Occupied Japan after WWII. |
| USSR | Established "satellite nations" in Europe. |
| US | Sent billions of dollars to rebuild a democratic and capitalist Europe. |
| US | Established the NATO military alliance. |
| US | Official government policy was "containment" of communism. |
| USSR | Created an atomic bomb in 1949. |
| US | Created the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| USSR | Established the Warsaw Pact military alliance. |
| US | Believed that an "iron curtain" had fallen across Eastern Europe. |
| US | Aided the Greek government in its civil war. |
| USSR | Lifted the blockade of Berlin after the successful Berlin Airlift. |