Vocab
A political and economic ideology aiming for a classless, stateless society where all property and resources are publicly (by the government) owned rather than privately owned
Communism
Why is it named the Cold War
No fighting between the U.S. and the USSR head on
who started Mccarthyism
U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy
political and military alliance established in 1949 to ensure collective security, primarily against Soviet—and now Russian—aggression
NATO
During the Cold War, who were the world super powers. ( Be specific and accurate)
USA, USSR
An economic system where private individuals or businesses own property and goods, rather than the government
Capitalism
The Failed US invasion of Cuba
Bay of Pigs
What was mccarthyism
a Soviet-led treaty with 7 other Baltic States
Warsaw Pact
What Dr. Suess Book is an Allegory to the Cold War
The Butter Battle Book
If one county falls to Communism, so will the next
Domino Theory
Name 1 of 2 "Proxy" wars we discussed
Vietnam/ Korea (there are more but these are what we talked about)
What were students taught in school to do if they saw a nuclear bomb go off
DUCK AND COVER!
a U.S.-led initiative providing over $13 billion in economic aid to rebuild 16 Western European nations after WWII
marshal Plan
What does M.A.D stand for, and what does it mean
Mutually Assured Destruction. a military strategy where two opposing sides possess enough nuclear weapons to completely destroy each other.
the ideological, political, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas—Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe—from the end of World War II (1945) until the end of the Cold War (1991)
Iron Curtain
How did we get rid of the USSR Missiles from Cuba
Take our missiles out of Turkey
How many people did Joseph McCarthy have on the list when it was publish
pledged American military and economic aid to nations resisting communist expansion
Truman Doctrine
What was the end of the cold war
When the Berlin Wall Fell
Used air planes in order to help West Berlin after a blockade
Berlin Airlift
The boundary between N. and S. Korea
38th Parallel
How did the Red Scare impact everyday Americans, especially in jobs like teaching, government, and entertainment?
People were black listed, jailed, fired, paranoia
United States foreign policy strategy during the Cold War (roughly 1947–1989) designed to stop the expansion of Soviet power and the spread of communism, particularly into Western Europe and Asia
Containment
Name 2 "weapons" used to fight in the cold war
Propaganda, Proxy Wars, Space race, Arms Race, MAD, Treaties, Containment, Espionage.